Lot 596
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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) TOPOGRAPHICAL TWO-HANDLED VASE
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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) TOPOGRAPHICAL TWO-HANDLED VASE

CIRCA 1837, BLUE SCEPTRE, IRON-RED K.P.M. MARK, PAINTED RED E.F./1 MARK TO UNDERSIDE OF SOCLE, IMPRESSED LETTERS TO UNDERSIDE OF VASE

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) TOPOGRAPHICAL TWO-HANDLED VASE
CIRCA 1837, BLUE SCEPTRE, IRON-RED K.P.M. MARK, PAINTED RED E.F./1 MARK TO UNDERSIDE OF SOCLE, IMPRESSED LETTERS TO UNDERSIDE OF VASE
Of ovoid form with flared neck, leaf-moulded upright handles and paterae terminals, painted in the 'maiolica' style with figures before ruined classical columns and buildings within wooded and lakeside scenes, within scrolled reed cartouches reserved on dark-blue-ground painted with stiff-leaves and spearheads in turquoise, on square grey plinth painted with masks
27¼ in. (69 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

This is a particularly unusual style of painting which was developed in the early part of the 19th century at the Berlin factory. The bold palette and ornament was designed to imitate maiolica. The 'hidden' initials and markings on the underside of the socle and base exist on other similar pieces, although the artist has remained untraceable.

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