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29 September 2009  |  Furniture & Decorative Arts   |  Article

From Realism to Romanticism: Berlin K.P.M. Porcelain

The K.P.M. monogram and scepter indicating the Berlin King’s Porcelain Manufactory has become a widely recognized seal of approval amongst ceramics collectors since the plaques first became popular in the mid to late 19th century.

In addition to their beauty, the K.P.M. plaques in our sale are a testament to the incredible skill level of the atelier artists creating them. According to Porcelain specialist Melissa Bennie, painting on these porcelain ‘canvases’ is incredibly difficult, because the colors shift when the plaques are fired. Early plaques show a more limited color palette, but the range expanded once painters became more skilled at predicting how the colors would react in the kiln.


Related Sale
Sale 2210
19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art & Ceramics
20 Oct 2009
New York, Rockefeller Plaza

Related Departments
19th Century Furniture & Sculpture
European Ceramics & Glass

Related Artists
Berlin Porcelain Factory
John William Godward

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Berlin Porcelain Factory
John William Godward
late 19th Century
plaque
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wood
Germany

Lot 171, Sale 2210
A BERLIN (KPM) RETANGULAR PLAQUE, 'DER SIEBENSCHLÄFER'
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM...
Price Realized: $20,000