1832-37, BLUE SCEPTRE MARK, IRON-RED STENCILLED ORB AND KPM MARK, UNIDENTIFIED PAINTER'S RECTANGLE AND LINE MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL, IMPRESSED II AND THREE SIDES OF A RECTANGLE

Details

A Berlin armorial soup-plate from the Mecklenburg-Strelitz service
1832-37, blue sceptre mark, iron-red stencilled orb and KPM mark, unidentified painter's rectangle and line mark in blue enamel, impressed II and three sides of a rectangle
The centre with the coat of arms encircled by the collar and badge of the Order of The Black Eagle, surmounted by a gilt and puce crown and supported by a black rampant bull and a gilt rampant griffin, a blue ribbon suspended from gilt scrolls below inscribed in gilt with THUE RECHT UND SCHEUE NIEMAND., within a broad and two narrow concentric gilt bands at the well, the blue-ground border with foliage and orange lotus flowers within a gilt band rim
9½ in. (24 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Rohloff Collection, number 37 80

Literature

Erich Köllmann and Margarete Jarchow, op. cit. (Munich, 1987), p. 470, fig. 328.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

Mecklenburg was divided into two duchies; Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Mecklenburg played a significant role in defeating Napoleon, and after his defeat in 1815 both duchies were elevated to Grand Duchies.

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