Swords

Meissen’s Crossed Swords, the manufactory’s signet, have represented the exceptional quality of Meissen porcelain since 1722. In the “Swords” series, this trademark is reinterpreted to create a unique pattern for the first time in the manufactory’s history. When the Meissen porcelain manufactory was founded by Augustus the Strong in 1710, it remained the only porcelain manufactory in Europe for nearly a decade. Its most important asset was the formula and techniques required for the manufacture of porcelain. To ensure that these secrets remained confidential, only a few employees were each given only one part of the secret that had just been decoded. In 1718, however, after countless other manufactories had been founded across Europe, it became necessary to mark the true Meissen originals. In the first years after the founding of the manufactory, a number of different porcelain markings were already in use, but it was the invention of the blue painting technique and the corresponding development of Meissen’s own ultra-heat resistant cobalt blue under-glaze paint that would make a forgery-proof trademark possible. The “Swords” collection is a creative homage to the historic signet of the Meissen manufactory.