Dresden porcelain made in the city of Dresden, Germany, in the 18th and 19th centuries, was known for its intricate and highly detailed figurines, as well as its ornate and decorative vases, dishes, and other decorative objects. The porcelain was often painted with bright colors and gilded with gold or silver.

The style of Dresden porcelain is often associated with the Meissen porcelain factory, which was established in the nearby city of Meissen in 1710.

The production of Dresden porcelain began in the 18th century, with many of the factories and workshops being founded by skilled craftsmen who had previously worked at the Meissen factory. These artisans were able to replicate the high-quality and intricate designs that were associated with Meissen porcelain, but at a lower cost.

Dresden porcelain became very popular among the European nobility and upper classes, and was often used as a status symbol. Many pieces more...

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A Dresden 19th century porcelain bulbous shaped vase having…

Dresden Porcelain Courting Couple Vase, 19th Century Hand-Painted Detail

A Dresden 19th century porcelain bulbous shaped vase having hand painted detail with central panel depicting the courting couple, height 40, width 22 cm.

A Dresden porcelain vase and cover on stand, mid-20th century,…

Dresden Porcelain Vase with Intricate Floral Decorations

A Dresden porcelain vase and cover on stand, mid-20th century, of baluster form, intricately decorated with applied flowers, insects, fruits and birds, and painted with floral arrangements to each side, sitting on a conforming pedestal, 79 cm high

A Dresden floral encrusted vase and cover, Carl Thieme, 19th…

Dresden Floral Vase with Courting Scene and Putti

A Dresden floral encrusted vase and cover, Carl Thieme, 19th century, of baluster form, decorated with a courting scene to one side and a floral arrangement on the other, floral encrustations throughout and applied putti, all raised on a plinth base,…

A porcelain pot pourri vase, probably Dresden, late 19th…

Floral Dresden Porcelain Vase with Classical Scene

A porcelain pot pourri vase, probably Dresden, late 19th century, of baluster form with a floral encrusted lid, decorated with a classical scene to obverse and floral bouquet to reverse, applied with garlands of fruit and flowers, above a square foot,…

A pair of Dresden porcelain vases and covers, by Carl Thieme,…

Dresden Porcelain Vases with Courting Figures and Floral Arrangements

A pair of Dresden porcelain vases and covers, by Carl Thieme, early 20th century, of baluster form, yellow ground, with alternating scenes of courting figures, and floral arrangements within gilded borders, crossed swords with T to underside of bases, 51…

Pair of Dresden porcelain vases, 19th century. German decorated…

Dresden Porcelain Vases with Hand Painted Flowers

Pair of Dresden porcelain vases, 19th century. German decorated with hand painted flowers and gilding against white and green ground., height 16 cm

Dresden twin handle vase with floral and gilt decoration,…

Floral Dresden Twin Handle Vase with Gilt Decoration

Dresden twin handle vase with floral and gilt decoration, marked to base, height 21 cm.

A Dresden red floral gold gilt urn vase 6892, height 28 cm.

Dresden Red Floral Gold Gilt Urn Vase - 28cm

A Dresden red floral gold gilt urn vase 6892, height 28 cm.

Large German porcelain centrepiece, marked Dresden to vase, in…

Dresden Porcelain Putti Centrepiece

Large German porcelain centrepiece, marked Dresden to vase, in the form of three putti supporting a petalled rim bowl, raised on a stepped pedestal base, in tones of blue, white and pink, accented with gilt, height 38 cm

A pair of Dresden covered vases adorning gilt highlights and…

Dresden Gilt and Floral Covered Vases (10 words)

A pair of Dresden covered vases adorning gilt highlights and flowers, height 32 cm

A pair of Dresden pot pourri vases and covers, each of baluster…

Dresden Pot Pourri Vases with Floral Decoration

A pair of Dresden pot pourri vases and covers, each of baluster form painted and gilt with sprays of flowers, the covers with conforming decoration, 28 cm high

A Dresden floral and gilt decorated tall vase. Height 44 cm,…

Dresden Floral Gilt Tall Vase - 44 cm Height

A Dresden floral and gilt decorated tall vase. Height 44 cm, diameter 18 cm.

A pair of Dresden floral encrusted and cherub decorated lidded…

Floral Cherub Dresden Vases

A pair of Dresden floral encrusted and cherub decorated lidded vases. Height 44 x 16 cm.

German Dresden miniature urn shaped vase with applied figural…

Dresden Cherub Vase with Figural Handles and Gilding

German Dresden miniature urn shaped vase with applied figural handles, fine gilding and pate-sur-pate cherub design miniscule chip to base

Dresden pair of porcelain vases each urn-shaped vase hand…

Hand-painted Dresden porcelain vases with blue mark (2)

Dresden pair of porcelain vases each urn-shaped vase hand painted with figures in landscape, each with underglaze blue mark to underside (2)

Dresden hand painted mantle vase hand painted, with applied…

Hand-painted Dresden Mantle Vase with Blossom Decoration

Dresden hand painted mantle vase hand painted, with applied blossom decoration, marked to base, height 38 cm.

Collection of Dresden hand painted ceramics including 3 various…

Dresden Hand Painted Ceramics Collection

Collection of Dresden hand painted ceramics including 3 various coffee cups and saucers, a tri-footed vase, and a miniature bowl.

Two good Dresden hand painted Portrait vases including gilt…

Hand painted Dresden portrait vases with gilt decoration

Two good Dresden hand painted Portrait vases including gilt decorated on blue ground, with cartouche Portrait of a Woman, marked to base with hand written title 'Vesterlin,' height 11 cm approx; and gilt decorated on green ground, with cartouche Portrait…

A Dresden ceramic vase with a young maiden & floral detail,…

Maiden and Flowers Dresden Vase

A Dresden ceramic vase with a young maiden & floral detail, height 20 cm

Dresden porcelain vase, of cylindrical waisted form, decorated…

Encrusted Floral Dresden Porcelain Vase with Butterflies

Dresden porcelain vase, of cylindrical waisted form, decorated with encrusted trailing flowers and accented with butterflies and insects, in tones of green, blue, pink, orange and red, a/f, height 23 cm

Dresden pair of hand painted vases antique pair of bottle…

Antique Dresden Hand Painted Floral Vases with Allegory

Dresden pair of hand painted vases antique pair of bottle shaped vases with floral on pink field with centralised allegory of a gent and lady on white background also featuring gilt patterned trim, height 31 x W 12 cm

A Dresden porcelain vase, with floral & gilt detail, height 34…

Floral Dresden Porcelain Vase with Gilt Detail, 34 cm

A Dresden porcelain vase, with floral & gilt detail, height 34 cm

Pair of Dresden floral hand gilt vases with bird decoration,…

Dresden Gilt Vases with Bird and Floral Design

Pair of Dresden floral hand gilt vases with bird decoration, signed to base

Dresden porcelain lidded urn vase, with blue ground and hand…

Gilded Dresden Porcelain Urn Vase with Hand-Painted Florals

Dresden porcelain lidded urn vase, with blue ground and hand painted floral centre, the whole covered with ornate gilding, 27 cm high approx

A Helena Wolfsohn saucer and a Dresden ewer vase and 19th to…

Dresden Ewer and Helena Wolfsohn Saucer

A Helena Wolfsohn saucer and a Dresden ewer vase and 19th to early 20th century, a reserved saucer with courting figures and panels of aqua with flora, Augustus Rex mark underside; and a polychrome floral decorated ewer with a spiral moulded decor with…

A Dresden porcelain potpourri vase, the cover with an applied…

Dresden Porcelain Potpourri Vase with Floral Bouquet

A Dresden porcelain potpourri vase, the cover with an applied flower bouquet finial, the body mounted with foliate form handles and painted to show a floral bouquet, with applied flowers, circa 1880. Height 23 cm.

A Dresden pot pourri vase, ornamented with flowers in high…

Floral Dresden Potpourri Vase, 28.5 cm Height (a/f)

A Dresden pot pourri vase, ornamented with flowers in high relief on body. Height 28.5 cm. (a/f; minor chips and restorations have been made)

A Dresden porcelain vase with cover, 19th century, the egg…

Dresden Porcelain Vase with Romantic Couple and Flowers

A Dresden porcelain vase with cover, 19th century, the egg shaped vase with a knopped pedestal, a pierced rococo style base and a cover with a putto finial, decorated throughout with painted romantic couples and encrusted flowers in vibrant enamel colours…

Dresden Helena Wolfsohn pair of covered vases in pink & blue…

Helena Wolfsohn Dresden Covered Vases - Courting Scene Panels

Dresden Helena Wolfsohn pair of covered vases in pink & blue having two handles, painted with courting scene panels, stamped to the base. Condition good, minor wear. Height 17.3 cm

A Dresden china bottle vase, decorated with hand painted…

Hand-painted Dresden China Equestrian Bottle Vase

A Dresden china bottle vase, decorated with hand painted medallions, one depicting equestrian figures, the summer flowers along with smaller medallions to the neck of conforming design, all reserved on a carmine ground, Augustus Rex cipher under the base.…

Antique Dresden porcelain baluster vase, decorated by Helene…

Antique Dresden Porcelain Vase by Helene Woffsahn

Antique Dresden porcelain baluster vase, decorated by Helene Woffsahn. Worked from 1860, 1880 Augustus Rex mark in blue, approx 19 cm high

A large Dresden double handled vase and cover, well modelled…

Dresden Putti Vase with Quatreform Base

A large Dresden double handled vase and cover, well modelled with putti and flowers, on a scrolling quatreform base. Height 74 cm

Dresden porcelain bottle vase

Dresden Porcelain Bottle Vase

Dresden porcelain bottle vase

Pair of Victorian glass specimen vases with moulded hand stem.…

Victorian Glass Vases and Porcelain Group with Dresden Coffee Pot

Pair of Victorian glass specimen vases with moulded hand stem. Together with flower encrusted bowl and a Staffordshire plate, a white porcelain Group modelled of two cherubs with chariot, faults and a Dresden coffee pot without covers

A large Dresden porcelain vase, of fluted turquoise baluster…

Turquoise Dresden Porcelain Vase with Floral Relief and Gilt Rams

A large Dresden porcelain vase, of fluted turquoise baluster form profusely decorated in high relief with a multitude of flowers and foliate decoration, flanked by gilded rams mask handles, gilt highlights, 62 cm high, blue underglaze factory mark

A Dresden cornucopia vase. Flower encrusted with a draped…

Dresden Cherub Cornucopia Vase

A Dresden cornucopia vase. Flower encrusted with a draped cherub on a circular base. 12.5 cmhigh.

A Dresden bottle form vase hand painted decoration figure and…

Hand-painted Dresden Vase with Figure and Florals

A Dresden bottle form vase hand painted decoration figure and Florals 32 cm high

A pair of large and ornate Dresden porcelain covered vases,…

Ornate Dresden Porcelain Covered Vases - 95cm High

A pair of large and ornate Dresden porcelain covered vases, German, first half of the 20th century 95 cm high