A Berlin KPM porcelain cup and saucer with a view of the observatory in Berlin - image-1

Lot 463 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain cup and saucer with a view of the observatory in Berlin

Auction 1084 - overview Berlin
03.05.2017, 18:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)

A Berlin KPM porcelain cup and saucer with a view of the observatory in Berlin

With original saucer. Blue sceptre mark and KPM, red imperial orb mark, painter's marks. A rim chip to the underside of the saucer, minor wear to the gilding.
Ca. / after 1838, after a painting by Carl Daniel Freydanck, 1838.

The observatory (German: Sternwarte) is located on what is now Enckestr. 11. It was built according to plans by Karl-Friedrich Schinkel and opened in 1835.