Porcelain, polychrome on-glaze painting, gilded accents
Berlin, 1837-1844
Royal Porcelain Factory (KPM), founded in Berlin in 1763, pres. not decorated in the manufactory
After a model by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841), c. 1830
Underglaze blue scepter mark above the signature (1837/44), as well as a golden Ring
Ovoid body with trumpet-shaped stand and square plinth
Accented shoulder with volute handles, contrasted by paterae
Indented, cylindrical neck with flared mouth
The front side with the New Palace in Sanssouci Park, after a painting of Carl Daniel Freydank, from 1842
On the reverse the depiction of Charlottenhof with the view to the main entrance
The rosé-grounded body contrasted with dense tendrils
Height: 54 cm
Good condition
Neo-classical vase with filigree vedute paintings and rich gold accents
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 24,000 Euro

The French vase, is one of the models which was realized by KPM around 1830 after drawing templates of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Like the rosette handle vase, the French vase shows also a classical amphora structure. Cf.: Köllmann Jarchow, Berliner Porzellan, vol. II, fig. no. 552a.

Condition:

The vase is in good condition. The gilded décor is slightly rubbed in places or shows minor age-related scratches. The mouth and the upper neck are restored in the area of the inscription ‘Charlottenhof’ and shows two cracks.

Royal Porcelain Factory (KPM)

The first porcelain manufactory at Berlin was founded on the suggestion of Frederick the Great by Wilhelm Caspar Wegely and J. Benckgraff in 1752, yet already 5 years later production was stopped because the king was not satisfied with the porcelain. With the invasion of Meissen by the Prussian army, many modelers and porcelain painters came to Berlin, where in 1761 the merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky founded a new factory. This was finally bought in 1763 by Frederick the Great, who named it ‘Royal Porcelain Factory’ and introduced the cobalt blue scepter mark. During this time, the factory began producing exquisite tableware in a late Rococo style, which was painted with flowers, birds and scenes after Watteau Boucher and Dutch masters in vivid colors. Famous porcelain painters of the manufactory were K. W. Böhme, B. Böhme and K. J. C. Klipfel; master modelers were Friedrich Elias Meyer and his brother Wilhelm Christian. Typical Berlin porcelain patterns on tableware were moldings, scale-ground borders, landscapes, birds and animals, molded basketwork patterns and pierced rims. After Theodor Schmuz-Baudiß took over as artistic director in 1798, the tableware was decorated in underglaze painting with landscapes and cityscapes in delicate colors. In 1871 the factory was moved to its present location at the Tiergarten near the Spree, so that the raw materials and finished products were finally able to be transported by ship. In 1886 the painting of porcelain tiles was added as a new line of production under the direction of Professor Alexander Kips. After the destruction of the factory during WWII, KPM was taken over in 1988 by the state of Berlin and since 2006 has been in the possession of Berlin based private banker Jörg Woltmann.

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