A Berlin KPM porcelain vase with a view of Fürstenwalde - image-1
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Lot 270 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain vase with a view of Fürstenwalde

Auction 1242 - overview Berlin
20.04.2024, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
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A Berlin KPM porcelain vase with a view of Fürstenwalde

Model no. 1617 with scroll handles. Decorated with a labelled view in a rectangular gilded frame surrounded by arabesques, with a small gilded still life of a sabre, gun, standard and munition pouch on the reverse. Blue sceptre mark, red imperial orb mark.
Around 1840.

This unusual view of Fürstenwalde shows two telegraph poles that were part of the Prussian Optical Telegraph.
Built in 1832 by order of King Frederick William III, the telegraph line was the longest in Europe at the time. Six signal arms attached to the masts could be operated via a cable to transmit optical signals from station to station.