Limited Edition Vase orchid branch yellow

Orchids have fascinated and fascinated people for more than 2500 years. Pagan cultures worshipped and cultivated them in their sanctuaries; they were used as a remedy, decoration and aphrodisiac. Today, botanists distinguish between up to 800 species - no other plant family has such a wide range of flower shapes and colors. It is therefore no wonder that this queen of exotic flowers is repeatedly found in the designs of the Meissen porcelain manufactory. For this limited-edition collection, porcelain painters Holger Schill and Ramona Kliemt designed two light and airy floral decors in a classic manner painting on a vase shape by Ludwig Zepner from 1959. The painting is based on Biedermeier flower still lifes - the heyday of naturalistic flower painting. A branch of the genus Phalaenopsis, whose name is derived from the Greek words for a tropical moth, is shown in a delicate lilac shade. The Oncidium is a very special type of orchid that usually grows as an epiphyte on other plants and is mainly found in forests at higher altitudes. Ludwig Zepner became known above all for his famous "Großer Ausschnitt" service, but also for some iconic vase shapes. After training at the manufactory, he studied at the Weißensee University of Applied Arts in Berlin in the 1950s before returning to Meissen, where he co-founded the new Artistic Development department.