Lot 246 D α

A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of Joan of Arc from Versailles

Auction 1217 - overview Berlin
22.04.2023, 11:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
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A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of Joan of Arc from Versailles

Model no. 1731. Blue sceptre mark, red imperial orb mark, decor no. 140/313, I in grey, 50 in purple, impressed with model no. and year letter L. H 34.5 cm.
1911, the model from around 1840.

The original model of the praying Virgin of Orléans, sculpted around 1840, is based on a marble sculpture that the French Princess Marie d'Orléans (1813 - 1839), married Duchess of Württemberg, designed for Versailles in around 1837. A bronze version stands in front of Orléans City Hall. Before Sèvres developed their small sculpture in bisque porcelain, KPM already had a version on offer, although it was rarely moulded. It was not until 1910 that KPM began to offer a colourfully painted version of the figure, with particular attention paid to the golden armour and the skirt decorated with the French fleur-de-lys.

Literature

Cf. Szmida-Pólbratek, Sezession & Art Déco. Eine Sammlung des europäischen Porzellans und Glas von Barbara und Christian Sendtner-Voelderndorff, Wrocław-Breslau 2017, p. 23.