Kpm Porcelain Plaque
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Kpm Porcelain Oval Plaque.The Royal Porcelain Factory In Berlin, Also Known As The Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin And Whose Products Are Generally Called Berlin Porcelain, Was Founded In 1763 By King Frederick Ii Of Prussia. Measure 6 In X 8 In KPM is an acronym for Kƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚¶nigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, which translates to ƒƒ‚¢ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚œRoyal Porcelain Factory in Berlin.ƒƒ‚¢ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚ 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 factoryƒƒ‚¢ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚™s ƒƒ‚¢ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚‚œwhite gold,ƒƒ‚¢ƒ‚‚€ƒ‚ 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.
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