Meissen

Meissen is a German porcelain manufacturer established in 1710 in Meissen, Saxony, making it the oldest porcelain manufacturer in Europe. The factory was founded under the patronage of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony, after Johann Friedrich Bottger and Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus successfully produced hard-paste porcelain, breaking the Chinese monopoly on porcelain production. Meissen's crossed swords trademark, in use since 1722, is one of the oldest trademarks in continuous us...

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