A Berlin KPM vase with a view of Koblenz. - image-1

Lot 239 Dα

A Berlin KPM vase with a view of Koblenz.

Auction 1047 - overview Cologne
02.05.2015, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 3.720 € (incl. premium)

A Berlin KPM vase with a view of Koblenz.

With biscuit porcelain Griffin-form handles and a round, gilt framed reserve containing views of Ehrenbreitstein fortress and the bridge over the Rhine. Blue sceptre mark, red imperial orb mark. A restoration to the base. H 46.3 cm.
Ca. 1870, modelled by Julius Mantel.

A floating bridge spanned the Rhine, connecting the city of Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein fortress from 1819 to its destruction during WWII. Some of the original fixtures of the bridge have survived to this day.