CIRCA 1810, BLUE SCEPTRE MARK, GILDER'S 121. MARK IN GOLD

Details

A Berlin neoclassical landscape plate
Circa 1810, blue sceptre mark, gilder's 121. mark in gold
The centre painted in sepia with figures at discussion by shrubs before the colonnade of Schloss Sanssouci, a windmill in the distance to the right, the well and edge of border with a green band of stylised foliage and flowerheads edged with concentric gilt bands, within a gilt band of matt-gilt floral Roman medallions

Provenance

Anon., sale Sotheby's Geneva, 14 November 1989, lot 148.

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Lot Essay

The scene depicts the approach to the palace of Sanssouci from the north. The semi-circular colonnade encloses the Ehrenhof (Courtyard of Honour) with 44 pairs of Corinthian columns at the ecntre of which is a ramped entrance. The windmill to the right is the Historische Mühle (Historic Mill).

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