A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE CELADON-GREEN GROUND CHARGER

CIRCA 1895, BLUE SCEPTRE AND IRON-RED ORB MARKS, VARIOUS IMPRESSED CYPHERS, PAINTED 5561. AND GILT 28., SIGNED WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED MONOGRAM

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE CELADON-GREEN GROUND CHARGER
Circa 1895, blue sceptre and iron-red orb marks, various impressed cyphers, painted 5561. and gilt 28., signed with an unidentified monogram
Finely painted and hand tooled in white slip with a diaphanously clad Bacchante pouring a vessel of wine into Pan's lips as he kneels beside a tree-stump, within a gilt enriched surround, the stylized Art Nouveau border enamelled with forget-me-nots and roses
13¾in. (34.9cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

See Erich Köllmann, Berliner Porzellan 1763-1963, Braunschweig, 1966, Vol. II, Tafel 243 and p. 327 for an illustration of a similar charger and Bernard Bumpus, Pâte-sur-Pâte, The Art of Ceramic Relief Decoration, 1849-1992, London, 1992, p. 192 for a discussion on the monogram. Also compare anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 31 October 2000, lot 42.

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