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"Queen’s Gambit" – a visionary reinterpretation
#Masterpiece
#Masterpiece
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For centuries, the knowledge of Meissens most talented manufacturers has been passed down from generation to generation, allowing almost forgotten techniques to be revived and virtuoso porcelains to be created that have their origins in the manufactory's archives. With the iconic reinterpretation "Queen's Gambit," a historic gem first crafted in 1732 is experiencing a breathtaking renaissance. For this brilliant new development, MEISSEN designer Lena Hensel combines the baroque formal language of Johann Gottlieb Kirchner with a contrasting as well as dynamic decor in which embossing and painting merge into a novel unity. In this way, she combines the highest disciplines of Meissen craftsmanship and dissolves the boundaries between two- and three-dimensional.
A true masterpiece of embossing art, the magnificent vase form now impresses with floral tendrils, female herms and mascarons adorn the handles. The historic body of the vase is excitingly flattered by the dynamic design. Two opposing design principles collide: the checkerboard motif and colorful floral tendrils as a bright camouflage pattern. The flowers seem boundless and deliberately ignore the plastic reliefs to create a surreal as well as lively expression. It is a high art to veil plastic elements so masterfully and deliberately not follow the form.
"Painting and embossing merge with each other and the boundaries between two- and three-dimensional dissolve."
MEISSEN Designer Lena Hensel
MEISSEN Designer Lena Hensel
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The name of the grotesque vase recalls the famous chess strategy "Queen's Gambit." This is one of the oldest opening methods of a game of chess, which, like MEISSEN, looks back on a significant tradition. The term "gambit" describes the beginning of the game by a pawn sacrifice, which is supposed to provide a quick way to attack. At the World Chess Championship in 1927 it was not played in only two out of 34 games and was thus the absolute highlight of opening strategies.
As part of the Exclusive Collection, "Queen's Gambit" brings a porcelain of a great MEISSEN master into the present and revives history. Through masterpieces like this, not only does the passion for a centuries-old craft manifest itself, but also the endless inspiration in history as well as the unsurpassed ability to combine history and modernity. Vases, figurines and paintings from different eras are thus reborn with the utmost precision and care. The complexity of each object places the highest demands on the various production areas, so that only a few are created and offered in a limited edition. For identification, all pieces of the Exclusive Collection bear next to the Crossed Swords the special signet with the year of creation and the limitation number.
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