COLLECTING GERMAN PORCELAIN- FINDING THE FINE PIECES

German porcelain has a highly deserved reputation for being among the best that is produced anywhere.It was in the early Eighteenth Century that the potters at theMeissen factory in Bavaria found how to replicate the fine whiteporcelain ( hard paste) which had been imported from China. Thecombination of this discovery and the development of delicate anddurable glazes made the works produced by Meissen highly sought after. Meissen is near Dresden, and the term "Dresden China" came to refer tothe delicate and often exquisitely modelled figures of ladies andgentlemen, often with lace adornment.The industry flourished, and over the past three centuries a number ofmakers of fine porcelain have produced beautiful fine porcelain pieces.Many of the pieces of these manufacturers can be collected quiteeasily. Some of the leading makers to look for are:Alka (or Alka-Kunst Alboth