Lot 35 D α

A Berlin KPM porcelain teapot with pairs of doves

Auction 1217 - overview Berlin
22.04.2023, 11:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Result: 1.890 € (incl. premium)

A Berlin KPM porcelain teapot with pairs of doves

Model no. 16, with original lid. The spout issuing from a finely painted mascaron. Blue sceptre mark, pressnummer 17. One leaf of the foliate finial restored. H 9 cm.
Around 1764/65.

Provenance

Collection of Guenter Rohloff, Berlin, no. 1980/133.
Offered by Christie's London on 1st May 2002, lot 35.

Literature

Illus. in Köllmann/Jarchow, Berliner Porzellan, illustration volume, Munich 1987, no. 367.
A similarly painted service in Lenz, Berliner Porzellan, Die Manufaktur Friedrichs des Grossen 1763 – 1786, vol. 1., Berlin 1913, illus. 22.