A KPM porcelain dinner plate from the 1st Potsdam service. - image-1

Lot 37 Dα

A KPM porcelain dinner plate from the 1st Potsdam service.

Auction 1030 - overview Berlin
24.05.2014, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.586 € (incl. premium)

A KPM porcelain dinner plate from the 1st Potsdam service.

Blue scepter mark, pressnummer 2. Wear to the gilt. Diameter 25.5 cm.
From a later order, KPM Berlin, ca. 1770 - 75.

Literature

Frederick II placed the first orders for dinner services shortly after purchasing the Berlin factory. The 1st Potsdam service was specially designed to match the decor of the Neue Palais. Cf. "Kronschatz und Schatzkammer der Hohenzollern", Berlin 2010, p. 55. Further pieces illus. in: Lenz, Braunschweig 1966, vol. II, pl. 24.