Quick info
ceramic | enamel | gold and platinum decoration | Mary: 8.5 x 5 x 6 cm | Joseph: 11 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm | Donkey: 9 x 7.5 x 6 cm (h/w/d) | Ox: 8 x 9 x 5.5 cm
Detailed description
4-piece Nativity Scene, porcelain
This artwork depicts a beautiful nativity scene that delights young and old. The ceramic figurines are glazed with enamel and decorated in great detail with fine patterns that bring out the colours particularly well. Some elements are 18-carat gold-plated and additionally plated with platinum, spreading Christmas cheer with their glow.
Mary & Joseph: size Mary 8.5 x 5 x 6 cm, Joseph 11 x 5.5 x 5.5 cm (each h/w/d).
Donkey: size 9 x 7.5 x 6 cm (h/w/d).
Ox: size 8 x 9 x 5.5 cm (h/w/d).
Set of all 4 nativity figures.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
This set contains the following products
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and "annealed" at about 900 °C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactures, the porcelain is painted by hand whereby each colour has to be fired individually and in compliance with narrow temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Individual factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps so that for the collecter it is easy to identify their origin.