When porcelain manufacturing was finally mastered by artisans working in the Saxon city of Meissen, under the commission of Augustus the Strong during the early 18^th century, the technique was intended to remain a closely guarded secret, as prized as any other national treasure.  Despite the meticulous care taken to this end, however, the secret quickly spread to other parts of Germany, Europe and the United States.  While the dissemination of this knowledge may have been a blow to intellectual property rights, it was a boon for the artistic development of the new form, resulting in a proliferation of various styles and designs suited to the desires of many peoples and cultures.

In the Nacq Partners, Ltd. collections, you will find many examples of the diversity that can be found in porcelain dinnerware.  From the orate richness of our Prussian plates, to the sensible practicality of our English pieces, you are certain to find items that suit your own tastes.  Also to be found in this collection are several German pieces produced in factories outside Meissen and Germany, including works from the prestigious Royal Porcelain Factory of Berlin (KPM), also famous for KPM porcelain painting, and the Reinhold Schlegelmilch (RS) factories.   We also have American pieces, such as Lenox and others produced in the world famous Pickard factory.  Amongst these European and American designs, Japanese pieces including the renowned "Nippon" and Noritake and Imari are also available.  Although knowledge of porcelain in Japan far predates the European discovery of it in the 18^th century, these Asian pieces were produced explicitly to suit European tastes, and thus employed techniques specific to the evolution of European porcelain.