A small Berlin KPM porcelain vase with views ...
A small Berlin KPM porcelain vase with views of Berlin
Model "Französische Vase No. 0". Fired in two parts and screw-mounted. Depictions of the Neue Wache at Unter den Linden and a view of Berlin seen from the Kreuzbergdenkmal in round medallions with beaded rims. The lower section and neck with foliate bands. Blue sceptre mark, blue painter's mark, impressed 0. H 24.5 cm.
Circa 1820, motifs after Eduard Gärtner.
** Provenance
Purchased in 2004.
This vase is a rare exampe of the smallest version of this model. Its decor is simple but finely painted, depicting views of Berlin framed and accentuated by Neoclassical ornament.
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A small Berlin KPM porcelain vase with views of Berlin
Model "Französische Vase No. 0". Fired in two parts and screw-mounted. Depictions of the Neue Wache at Unter den Linden and a view of Berlin seen from the Kreuzbergdenkmal in round medallions with beaded rims. The lower section and neck with foliate bands. Blue sceptre mark, blue painter's mark, impressed 0. H 24.5 cm.
Circa 1820, motifs after Eduard Gärtner.
** Provenance
Purchased in 2004.
This vase is a rare exampe of the smallest version of this model. Its decor is simple but finely painted, depicting views of Berlin framed and accentuated by Neoclassical ornament.