Lot Essay
The decoration on the present cups and saucers is based on that of a service made circa 1767 for Frederick the Great at his palace in Breslau.
CIRCA 1915, BLUE SCEPTRE AND IRON-RED K.P.M. ORB MARKS, BLACK CROSS MARK TO SOME SAUCERS
Details
TWELVE BERLIN K.P.M. BLUE-SCALE DEMITASSE CUPS AND SAUCERS
Circa 1915, blue sceptre and iron-red K.P.M. orb marks, black cross mark to some saucers
Moulded with flutes to form a cross, painted with a gilt line and blue dash band suspending blue-scale diapers issuing gilt flowers alternate with pendent flower sprays, gilt line rims
4½in. (11.3cm.) diam. (24)
Circa 1915, blue sceptre and iron-red K.P.M. orb marks, black cross mark to some saucers
Moulded with flutes to form a cross, painted with a gilt line and blue dash band suspending blue-scale diapers issuing gilt flowers alternate with pendent flower sprays, gilt line rims
4½in. (11.3cm.) diam. (24)
Provenance
Jakob Goldschmidt, Berlin
By descent through the family
By descent through the family