Lot Essay
Cf. E. Köllmann & M. Jarchow, Berliner Porzellan, München, 1987, p. 536 for an illustration of Weimar vases.
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LATE 19TH CENTURY, MARKED WITH A SCEPTRE IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND A CROWNED ORB ABOVE KPM IN UNDERGLAZE RED
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A Berlin KPM porcelain two-handled gallant Weimar vase and cover
Late 19th century, marked with a sceptre in underglaze blue and a crowned orb above KPM in underglaze red
(Deckelvase) the neoclassical urn-shaped body gilt and painted in colours with a frontal scene of Boucher-type young lovers playing the flute, the reverse with a bunch of flowers, the lower part with a snake in relief above acanthus leaves, the shoulders with cabochons in relief, the circular pedestal base fluted, the domed cover with a pomegranate finial
50.5 cm. high
See illustration
Late 19th century, marked with a sceptre in underglaze blue and a crowned orb above KPM in underglaze red
(Deckelvase) the neoclassical urn-shaped body gilt and painted in colours with a frontal scene of Boucher-type young lovers playing the flute, the reverse with a bunch of flowers, the lower part with a snake in relief above acanthus leaves, the shoulders with cabochons in relief, the circular pedestal base fluted, the domed cover with a pomegranate finial
50.5 cm. high
See illustration
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