A Large and Fantastic Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Berlin K.P.M. Porcelain Centerpiece

$6,500

The very finely painted porcelain lidded bowl topped with infant Bacchus and his wine, two large scenes depicting people at leisure, eating and celebrating, above beaded and reticulated bronze mounts, the bowl with similar painted scenes of people eating and playing music, all surrounded by blooming flowers, the sides with heavy floral bronze handles and sitting on a gilt base.

KPM is an acronym for Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, which translates to “Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin.” The company was founded in 1763 by Frederick II of Prussia, who bought the factory from its previous owner, Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky, in the wake of its bankruptcy. Frederick II greatly admired the factory’s “white gold,” a type of porcelain so fine and translucent that it closely mirrored the high-quality porcelain made in China. He invested large sums of money into the company and granted it the use of the royal scepter as its emblem. He also commissioned many KPM porcelain objects to be made in the Rococo style for his palace.

Details:
Height – 19 inches / 48cm
Width – 16 inches / 41cm
Depth – 12 inches / 30cm