A Berlin KPM porcelain cup with micromosaic decor - image-1
A Berlin KPM porcelain cup with micromosaic decor - image-2
A Berlin KPM porcelain cup with micromosaic decor - image-1A Berlin KPM porcelain cup with micromosaic decor - image-2

Lot 210 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain cup with micromosaic decor

Auction 1127 - overview Berlin
06.04.2019, 11:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 6.875 € (incl. premium)

A Berlin KPM porcelain cup with micromosaic decor

Unidentified model with snake's head handle and original saucer. With depictions of the ruins of the Pyramid of Cestius and the Temple of Venus in micromosaic technique. Two rhombus motifs in trapezoid cartouches in pietra dura. The borders of the cup and saucer with similar motifs in micromosaic. Blue sceptre mark, blue enamel dash above, impressed 30 (saucer), and 33 (saucer).
Circa 1803 - 1813.

Literature

A similar cup with micromosaic butterflies in cat.: Königliche Porzellanmanufaktur Berlin 1763 - 2013, Petersberg 2013, no. 25.