A Berlin KPM porcelain plinth for a figural group - image-1

Lot 65 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain plinth for a figural group

Auction 1105 - overview Berlin
21.04.2018, 11:00 - Prussia I
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 620 € (incl. premium)
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A Berlin KPM porcelain plinth for a figural group

Moulded triangular plinth on three scroll feet. The top painted with a bouquet and scattered flowers, gilt foliate wreaths to each side. Blue sceptre mark. H 11.3, D ca. 22 cm.
Model designed 1766, made around 1770 - 75.

Provenance

In the collection of Prof. Dr. Gisela Zick since 1982.

Literature

In: Köllmann, vol. I, Braunschweig 1966, pl. 8, an identical plinth supporting an allegorical group of time and fame.
In: Heim, Die Berliner Porzellanplastik und ihre skulpturale Dimension, Berlin 2016, no. 22, supporting an allegorical group of time and eternity. The plinth may have been designed by Wilhelm Christian Meyer.