A LARGE BERLIN (K.P.M.) TWO-TONED GREEN-GROUND VASE ON FIXED STAND

LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE SCEPTRE AND M MARK WITH INCISION, IMPRESSED H AND VARIOUS CYPHERS, GILT K

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A LARGE BERLIN (K.P.M.) TWO-TONED GREEN-GROUND VASE ON FIXED STAND
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE SCEPTRE AND M MARK WITH INCISION, IMPRESSED H AND VARIOUS CYPHERS, GILT K
OF BALUSTER FORM FLANKED BY UPRIGHT FOLIATE SCROLL AND GAPING-MASK HANDLES WITH ACANTHUS TERMINALS, FINELY PAINTED TO ONE SIDE WITH BERRIES, A PEACH, DAISIES AND PLUMP GRAPES, THE OTHER WITH A SPRAY OF WILD ROSES, EACH WITHIN AN OVAL SURROUND FEATURING VARIANT STYLIZED FOLIATE MOTIFS, THE SIDES ENAMELLED WITH LILIES, ON A CONFORMING SOCLE AND OCTAGONAL BASE
24¼ IN. (61.6 CM.) HIGH

拍品專文

FOR A NEARLY IDENTICAL EXAMPLE ATTRIBUTED TO PROFESSOR PAUL MEITHE (1864-1914) SEE AN ANON. SALE, CHRISTIE'S, LONDON, 20 MARCH 1997, LOT 323. MEITHE DECORATED AT K.P.M. FROM 1894-1914. HIS BRIGHT LUSTROUS PALETTE AND IMPRESSIONISTIC STYLE WAS AN IMPORTANT INFLUENCE, ALONG WITH THE WORK OF KIPPS, ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FLOWER PAINTING AT THE FACTORY DURING THIS PERIOD.