A Berlin KPM porcelain box with a figure of an African man - image-1

Lot 744 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain box with a figure of an African man

Auction 1131 - overview Cologne
17.05.2019, 10:30 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €

A Berlin KPM porcelain box with a figure of an African man

A rare porcelain centrepiece depicting a young man as an allegory of the continent of Africa beside a large dish on a flowering grassy knoll. Blue sceptre mark, incised f. M. The lid lost, minor chips. H 18.5 cm.
Berlin, KPM, after a Meissen model by Johan Friedrich Eberlein, fired circa 1770.

Provenance

Bavarian private collection.