Pair Of Royal Vienna Porcelain Covered Urns. Measures H 8 1/4" W 3 1/4" Du Paquier began producing Viennese porcelain by 1718, making Vienna the second-oldest manufacturer of hard-paste porcelain in Europe. In 1744, facing financial difficulties, du Paquier sold his company to Empress Maria Theresia, of the Austrian royal family, who established the Imperial and Royal Porcelain Manufactory, or Royal Vienna. For more than a century, Royal Vienna produced beautiful Rococo and Neoclassical pieces, often depicting the genre scenes of famous contemporary artists. However, MeissenƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚¢ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚™s Samuel StƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚¶tzel quickly turned on his employer and sold the companyƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚¢ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚™s closely guarded secret ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚¢ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚“ the use of kaolin, or china clay ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚¢ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚“ to ViennaƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚¢ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚ƒÂƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚‚ƒƒÂ‚‚ƒ‚‚™s Claudius Innocentius du Paquier.