A Berlin KPM porcelain bowl in the style of the Japanese service for Friedrich II - image-1

Lot 103 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain bowl in the style of the Japanese service for Friedrich II

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 500 € - 1.000 €
Result: 625 € (incl. premium)
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A Berlin KPM porcelain bowl in the style of the Japanese service for Friedrich II

Model no. 633. The well finely painted with a depiction of two Chinoiserie figures flying kites. The rim with gilt tendrils and flowers in iron red. Blue sceptre mark, red imperial orb mark, year letter theta, pressnummer 83. D 24.2 cm.
1933.

The original service, known as the “Japanese service for Frederick the Great” was commissioned by the king from KPM in 1770, just a few years after he ordered the identically titled service from Meissen. The décor differs substantially from the Meissen manufactory's version. Instead of animals playing the central role in the decorative scheme, the KPM service uses Chinoiserie figures designed to suit the interior of the Chinese House in the Sanssouci Palace gardens. In the catalogue “Kronschatz und Silberkammer der Hohenzollern”, Samuel Wittwer describes the popularity of the service among Friedrich's descendants, which led to the service continuously being added to.

Provenance

Collection of Renate and Tono Dreßen.

Literature

Illus. in cat. Blütenlese, Berlin-Munich 2018, no. 115. Cf. cat. Kronschatz und Silberkammer der Hohenzollern, Berlin-Brandenburg-Munich 2010, p. 38.