Large floor vase, KPM Berlin, la
Large floor vase, KPM Berlin, late 19th century, first-class quality, so-called “Urbino vase,” designed by Julius Wilhelm Mantel, 1855. Amphora shape on a round base and octagonal pedestal, polychromatic painting in the style of Italian majolica, signed “Landgraf,” multi-figure scene depicting Europa riding a bull on ocean waves, height 62 cm, With the general enthusiasm for the Renaissance, KPM Berlin began producing vases, jugs, and plates around 1860 modeled after 16th-century Urbino majolica; the first examples were
Large floor vase, KPM Berlin, late 19th century, first-class quality, so-called “Urbino vase,” designed by Julius Wilhelm Mantel, 1855. Amphora shape on a round base and octagonal pedestal, polychromatic painting in the style of Italian majolica, signed “Landgraf,” multi-figure scene depicting Europa riding a bull on ocean waves, height 62 cm, With the general enthusiasm for the Renaissance, KPM Berlin began producing vases, jugs, and plates around 1860 modeled after 16th-century Urbino majolica; the first examples were
