For those of you who enjoyed seeing the inventive repairs I posted in part 1, here are more examples. Same intro, new photos.
In May 2016 I traveled to Dresden, Germany, to see the world renowned ceramics collection at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Porzellansammlung, located in the Zwinger, Dresden’s magnificent palace. Not only did I see the jaw-droppingly gorgeous ceramics, sumptuously displayed in various rooms and hallways of the palace, but I was given a private tour by Heike Ulbricht, conservator of ceramics. Ms. Ulbricht was most generous with her time, spending over 2 hours showing me early repairs sprinkled throughout the collection, and giving me a peek at pieces she and her colleagues were currently working on. Only about 10% of the collection is on view to the public so I was thrilled to witness the astonishing collection of over 20,000 examples, kept cool in underground vaults below the great halls of the palace.
Please take a look at Inside the Zwinger Palace vaults, part 1, previously posted and containing more examples from the collection.
Painted carved wood figural lid finial on a baluster form covered jar.
![IMG_7713](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7713.jpg)
![IMG_7714](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7714.jpg)
The original porcelain finial.
![IMG_7724](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7724.jpg)
Painted plaster replacement lid finial in front, with 2 “perfect” examples at rear.
![IMG_7717](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7717.jpg)
![IMG_7719](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7719.jpg)
Covered jar with resin replacement bird finial on lid.
![IMG_7720](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7720.jpg)
![IMG_7722](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7722.jpg)
Faience replacement lid matches the hexagonal porcelain covered jar beautifully.
![IMG_7711](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7711.jpg)
![IMG_7712](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7712.jpg)
A pair of vases, one with a replacement lid and the other with a bronze replacement lid finial.
![](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7732.jpeg)
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Teapot with bronze replacement lid finial in the form of a twig.
![](http://blog.andrewbaseman.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_7681.jpeg)