A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of a Japanese lady with a mandolin from the centrepiece by Adolph Amberg - image-1

Lot 319 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of a Japanese lady with a mandolin from the centrepiece by Adolph Amberg

Auction 1242 - overview Berlin
20.04.2024, 11:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 3.024 € (incl. premium)
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A Berlin KPM porcelain figure of a Japanese lady with a mandolin
from the centrepiece by Adolph Amberg

Model no. 9221. Blue sceptre mark, red imperial orb mark, year letter K, impressed model no. 9221, black and red painter's marks. H 27.5 cm.
1910, modelled by Adolph Amberg in June 1909.

The talented young sculptor Adolph Amberg (1874 - 1913) began designing a large figural centrepiece for the Royal Porcelain Manufactory in around 1904. It was to be presented at the wedding of Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia to Cecilie of Mecklenburg on 6th June 1905. However, the set did not appeal to the Emperor's taste and was therefore rejected. Amberg resumed the project in 1908 after a three-year break and finished the last pieces in 1910. Today, the figures from the wedding procession are considered among KPM's finest designs from the pre-WWI period.

Provenance

West German private collection.

Literature

Cf. von Teskow, Die Jugendstilporzellane der KPM, Passau 1971, no. 197.