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KPM Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin

Founded 1763

Câchepot with grisaille frieze, "The education of Bacchus". Circa 1792

Porcelain, overglaze painting, gilt. 33,5 cm, Ø (at the top) 22,5 cm (13 ¼ in., Ø (at the top) 8 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork:  KPM Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin. Câchepot with grisaille frieze,

Estimate:

EUR 14,000

 

- 16,000

USD 18,100

 

- 20,700

Sold for:

17,080 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 207-213

ORANGERIE. Selected Objects, Thursday, 30.05.2013

Information

Porcelain, overglaze painting, gilt. 33,5 cm, Ø (at the top) 22,5 cm (13 ¼ in., Ø (at the top) 8 ⅞ in.). Blue underglaze sceptre mark, incised mark: 24. A repair to the upper margin of the base, abrasion in places to the gold frieze.

Comparable pieces and related literature: Friedrich Willhelm II. und die Künste. Preußens Weg zum Klassizismus, exhibition catalogue, Berlin 1997, cat. no. 129-130, p.442 f.

Graphic study: Francesco Bartolozzi (1728-1815): Education of Baccus, engraving after W. Hamilton by William Nutter, in KPM Archive Berlin (acquired presumably 1788)

We would like to thank Dr. Ilse Baer, Berlin, and Dr. Eva Wollenschläger, KPM Archive, Berlin, for the identification the study..

A repair to the upper margin of the base, abrasion in places to the gold frieze

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