Potpourri lidded vase, KPM Berli
Potpourri lidded vase, KPM Berlin, mark 1870–1945, First-grade, red imperial orb mark, designed by Paul Schley, first cast in 1889, model no. 3446, New Rococo form based on older models from the manufactory, bulbous shape with side handles in the form of Rococo women’s heads, on a round base and square pedestal, openwork neck, domed lid with a rosebud as a knob, polychrome painting on both sides, anemones in delicate soft-painting technique and a Rococo group of figures after Watteau, framed by cobalt-blue reserves, opulent gold decoration, partially raised, extensively restored, height 53 cm, Lit.: Dietz, Franca, The Hassan Sabet Collection, pp. 206–209, Model nos. V 69 and V 71
Potpourri lidded vase, KPM Berlin, mark 1870–1945, First-grade, red imperial orb mark, designed by Paul Schley, first cast in 1889, model no. 3446, New Rococo form based on older models from the manufactory, bulbous shape with side handles in the form of Rococo women’s heads, on a round base and square pedestal, openwork neck, domed lid with a rosebud as a knob, polychrome painting on both sides, anemones in delicate soft-painting technique and a Rococo group of figures after Watteau, framed by cobalt-blue reserves, opulent gold decoration, partially raised, extensively restored, height 53 cm, Lit.: Dietz, Franca, The Hassan Sabet Collection, pp. 206–209, Model nos. V 69 and V 71
