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A true highlight for collectors of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eKPM porcelain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eImperial Era tableware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and representative objects of \u003cstrong\u003eGerman history\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Neuosier\" and its History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Neuosier\"\u003c\/strong\u003e was the \u003cstrong\u003estandard tableware of the imperial household of Wilhelm II\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Emperor introduced a uniform porcelain for all his palaces. In the mid-1890s, the Office of the Grand Master of the Court placed an initial large order with \u003cstrong\u003eKPM\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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