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Dresden porcelain marks did not come into existence in their own right until the nineteenth century since originally the Dresden shops merely were painters of the Meissen manufactory's cast-aways. Dresden is the town that happens to sit only a few miles from the castle at Meissen, the cradle of all European hard-paste porcelain.
By the second half of the 1800's, Dresden gained a reputation for fine porcelain in its own right and began producing its own mark, the familiar Dresden Crown. There was no single Dresden Manufactory. Instead, over forty shops sprung up and flourished up until February, 1945, when the city was bombed nearly out of existence by the Allies in World War II.
For more on the history of Dresden porcelain, click here.
To see a more complete listing of porcelain marking, go to:
Porcelain Marks.
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The following images are a survey of the marks on various internet sites on 10/8/2006. All items were represented to be "Dresden" and not "Dresden Style". However, We do not make any claim to know the authenticity of these marks as valid Dresden and not imitations. They are presented here as guidelines only.
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