Porcelain mastery is in delicate details

Sebastian Smee | Boston Globe | 21st January 2016

Meissen, the most famous of all porcelain makers, started out with a monopoly on porcelain manufacturing know-how. These secrets soon leaked out but Meissen’s reputation grew further, based on the work of its great modelmaster, Johann Kaendler. Never less than expensive, the witty and graceful rococo style of its figurines has attracted collectors and the wealthy for over two centuries. Contemporary images are here.