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A Berlin topographical solitaire circa 1849-70
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- sceptre marks and medallion with crowned eagle in underglaze-blue, KPM and orb stencilled in iron-red, * painters mark in blue
- tray 42.5cm., 16¾ in.
each piece painted with a named topographical view within shaped cartouches with moulded gilt-scroll borders reserved against a pale blue ground, gilt with stylised scroll and foliage ornaments, comprising:
a coffee can and cover: Palais des Kronprinzen; Burg Hohenzollern
a mocca pot and cover: Garison Kirche in Potsdam; Die neue Kirche in Berlin
a milk jug and cover: Pfalz; Lurley
a sugar bowl and cover: Opernhaus in Berlin; Schauspielhaus in Berlin
a cup: Palais d. Prinzen Carl.; Palais d. Prinzen Albrecht
a saucer: Schloss Mombijou; Schloss Bellevue
a tray: Königl: Schloss in Berlin; Palais des Königs in Berlin
a coffee can and cover: Palais des Kronprinzen; Burg Hohenzollern
a mocca pot and cover: Garison Kirche in Potsdam; Die neue Kirche in Berlin
a milk jug and cover: Pfalz; Lurley
a sugar bowl and cover: Opernhaus in Berlin; Schauspielhaus in Berlin
a cup: Palais d. Prinzen Carl.; Palais d. Prinzen Albrecht
a saucer: Schloss Mombijou; Schloss Bellevue
a tray: Königl: Schloss in Berlin; Palais des Königs in Berlin
Catalogue Note
For a discussion of Prussian topographical views on Berlin porcelain, see Wasilissa Pachomova-Göres, "Preußische Landschaften im Spiegel des Porzellans - oder noch ein Wort zur Kunst der Romantik' in Mitteilungen der Pückler Gesellschaft, 18. Heft - Neue Folge - 2003; a similarly decorated dejeuner is illustrated on p.43.