PORCELAIN COFFEE SERVICE '1001 NIGHTS' FOR 8 PERSONS.
Meissen. Design Ludwig Zepner; decor Heinz Werner; 1966/67.

Porcelain; enriched in colours and gold. Service for 8 people. Overall 34 parts; consisting of 8 coffee cups; 8 coffee saucers; 8 cake plates; coffee pot; sugar bowl; cream jug; small bowl; tea container; candle holder; 3 small vases.
Swords mark; various painter's signatures and year marks. Condition A; plates partly A/B.

Literature:
-Reinheckel; G黱ther: Splendid service made of Meissen porcelain; Leipzig 1989; pp.
193-194.
-Keisch; Christiane (Ed.): Meissen Today; Berlin 1976; p.11.

The creator of the decor '1001 Nights'; Heinz Werner; was a member of an artists'
collective that was responsible for the design of new figures; wall panel paintings and
vessels in Meissen from 1960. One of the main tasks of this new department; which still
exists today; was the development of coffee and table services. The aim was to use
innovative means to continue Meissen's long tradition of creating design highlights of
European dining culture.
The decor of 1001 nights; on the service 'Gro遝r Ausschnitt' designed by Ludwig Zepner; is
an ideal example of this approach. Similar to Johann Gregorius H鰎oldt's chinoiseries from
the 18th century; the Oriental motifs are born from the imagination of a romanticizing
European perspective. The actions on the porcelain are not staged in cartouches; but the
cheerful; colourful and luxurious gold fairytale world can move freely on the curved forms
of the vessels. The gold lace border; which runs along the edges of the service parts;
acts like a curtain through which the viewer can follow the events.