Hidden Valuables

Download or read book Hidden Valuables written by Sarah-Katharina Andres-Acevedo and published by Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH. This book was released on 2021-01-31 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impressive overview of the gems of the most sumptuous Meissen porcelain of the early period! Presented in English. Switzerland is well-known for its host of remarkable collections of eighteenth-century European porcelain. Exemplary representatives of these are such extraordinary collector personalities as Albert Kocher or Dr Marcel Nyffeler. A number of these magnificent collections can be found today -- as a result of endowments or gifts -- in Switzerland's renowned institutions. This publication is dedicated to the passionate collecting of Swiss connoisseurs and these exceptional treasures, enriched by articles penned by renowned art historians and porcelain experts.