Dresden Porcelain Dinnerware

Dresden porcelain dinnerware is translucent. Often the tableware will be ornate, full of flowers and frills, in a rococo style. Dresden porcelain has also been described as a renaissance style.

The name Dresden has been borrowed as an adjective in the names of many patterns of china made all over the world, not just in Germany. Dresden is also used as a name of certain tableware patterns.

True Dresden china will have a traceable mark on the bottom. It will likely be floral and ornate. The colors of the glazes and paints are vibrant.

Dresden pottery and dinnerware could not be bombed out of existence, although it was severely damaged in WWII. It feels luxurious to hold a delicate fine porcelain cup and sip a hot beverage from it. Dresden dinnerware gives the owner a feeling of upper class delight.