Slop Bowl from the Service of Clemens August of Bavaria

Margarethe and Franz Oppenheimer only bought pieces that were made during the first twenty years of the Meissen porcelain factory. They focused on objects decorated with 'chinoiserie' scenes. This term refers to the European fascination with Asia in the decorative arts during the 18th century. The chinoiserie figures on Meissen porcelain are rather stereotypical. They represent a European fantasy that had little to do with real Asia.