Twelve Berlin (K.P.M.) Porcelain Dinner Plates from 'The Damaskus Service' of Emperor Wilhelm II of Prussia, 1903
No reserve
Auction Closed
February 3, 09:38 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
after a Chinese prototype, painted in the Chinese style with puce, sepia, iron-red and gilt Oriental flowering plants, grasses and foliage, the well with a band of trailing foliage, the border with radiating pink lotus petals reserving three gilt lobed oval cartouches of hibiscus, the rim with foliage scrolls within a gilt line, date 1903 in blue enamel, sceptre marks in underglaze-blue, printed orb and KPM marks in iron-red, printed WR monogram with Prussian Royal crown above for Emperor Wilhelm II in blue, various impressed numerals, painter's marks
diameter 9 1/2 in.
24.2 cm
The Royal Prussian Collection
Silver, Porcelain & Glass from The Royal Prussian Collection, Christie's London, October 31, 2002
Over 400 pieces from this service were included in the sale at Christie's London in 2002, lots 652-665.
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