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Lot 278 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain vase with a naturalistic bouquet

Auction 1150 - overview Berlin
16.05.2020, 12:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
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A Berlin KPM porcelain vase with a naturalistic bouquet

Model no. 1617, "Französische Vase". Finely painted with a bouquet of poppies, narcissus, chrysanthemums, primulas, and delphiniums. Blue sceptre mark, two gold dots, incised IIII. H 53 cm.
After 1832, the decor presumably painted after hours by a manufactory worker.

Literature

This model illus. in: Ponert, Berlin 1985, no. 121. Friedrich Wilhelm's account book mentions this vase form in 1832, "not directly after the antique but after a French manufactory - presumably Sèvres" (ibid, p. 130). The vase was produced in nine different sizes.