A Berlin KPM porcelain dinner plate from the general's service for Prince Ludwig von Hessen-Homburg - image-1

Lot 76 Dα

A Berlin KPM porcelain dinner plate from the general's service for Prince Ludwig von Hessen-Homburg

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 4.000 € (incl. premium)
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A Berlin KPM porcelain dinner plate from the general's service for Prince Ludwig von Hessen-Homburg

Model no. 1054. The well decorated with the black cross picked out in silver framed by a broad wreath of oak and laurel leaves entwined by a discoloured black ribbon. The upper section with his coat of arms in an gilt oval surround. Blue sceptre mark, with discoloured black (formerly red) dash, blue painter's mark, green painted inv. no. 1820. The basal ring and some of the pigments discoloured during firing. D 24.8 cm.
1815 - 21.

A further extensive generals' service left the manufactory on 1st August 1821. The service was presented as a gift to Prince Ludwig Wilhelm Landgrave of Hessen-Homburg (1770 – 1839) in recognition of his and his Hessen-Homburg brigade's services during the German campaign. Like the previous services for the generals Tauentzien, Kleist, and York, the dinner plates were here also decorated with the coat of arms of the recipient. The originally red and black ribbons entwining the oak and laurel wreath turned black during the firing process.

Provenance

Collection of Renate and Tono Dreßen.

Literature

Cf. cat. Orden auf königlichem Porzellan, Eichenzell 2013, illus. 16, p. 22 f