A Berlin KPM porcelain plate with the Kaiser Wilhelm Palace - image-1

Lot 254 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain plate with the Kaiser Wilhelm Palace

Auction 1217 - overview Berlin
22.04.2023, 11:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 2.142 € (incl. premium)
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A Berlin KPM porcelain plate with the Kaiser Wilhelm Palace

Model no. 1054. Painted with a depiction of the palace in the well and Prussian eagles amid gilded tendrils along the border. Blue sceptre mark and W, red imperial orb mark, A in grey for Adolf Walsleben. a gold leaf, impressed marks 3 and W. Scratches to the centre. D 24.5 cm.
Late 19th C.

The Palais Unter den Linden, built by Langhans, was used by Crown Prince Wilhelm, later Emperor Wilhelm I, as his inner-city official residence for many decades. His presence there was indicated by the raised flag. He would then post himself at the corner window when the changing of the guard took place in the Neue Wache opposite, so that the people of Berlin could see for themselves that he was well. KPM probably produced this plate in memory of the popular emperor, who also died there in 1888.