Money box "Golden Bunny", golden glazed porcelain
Money box "Golden Bunny", golden glazed porcelain
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porcelain | golden glazed | rubber stopper | size 22 x 16 x 21 cm (h/w/d)
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Money box "Golden Bunny", golden glazed porcelain
A belly with plenty of room: with this hip, high-gloss bunny figurine, it's downright artful and fun to save up for a wish. Made of porcelain glazed in gold. With rubber stopper. Size 22 x 16 x 21 cm (h/w/d).
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.