Porcelain, China blue ground as well as polychrome and gold painting
Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, established in 1763; 1911
Model: Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) – German architect, painter and designer; from the year 1830
Underglaze blue scepter mark, iron red orb mark, date letter, and numbered
On a square stand a baluster-shaped body with gryphon handles
Cobalt blue ground with two polychrome painted flower bouquets in octagonal cartouches, partially gold painted
Height: 25.8 cm

Condition:

The vase is in very good condition.

Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841)

As the founder of the ‘Schinkelschule’, Karl Friedrich Schinkel had a formative influence on the Prussian neoclassicism and is considered today as one of the most important German architect, city planner and painter. Schinkel was responsible for the publication of the ‘Vorbilder für Fabrikanten und Handwerker’ (models for manufacturers and craftsmen) since 1821. This template collection, was style-forming for industrial arts and the Royal Porcelain Factory Berlin.

Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin

The first porcelain manufactory at Berlin was founded on the suggestion of Frederick the Great by Wilhelm Caspar Wegely and J. Benckgraff in 1752, yet already 5 years later production was stopped because the king was not satisfied with the porcelain. With the invasion of Meissen by the Prussian army, many modelers and porcelain painters came to Berlin, where in 1761 the merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky founded a new factory. This was finally bought in 1763 by Frederick the Great, who named it ‘Royal Porcelain Factory’ and introduced the cobalt blue scepter mark. During this time, the factory began producing exquisite tableware in a late Rococo style, which was painted with flowers, birds and scenes after Watteau Boucher and Dutch masters in vivid colors. Famous porcelain painters of the manufactory were K. W. Böhme, B. Böhme and K. J. C. Klipfel; master modelers were Friedrich Elias Meyer and his brother Wilhelm Christian. Typical Berlin porcelain patterns on tableware were moldings, scale-ground borders, landscapes, birds and animals, molded basketwork patterns and pierced rims. After Theodor Schmuz-Baudiß took over as artistic director in 1798, the tableware was decorated in underglaze painting with landscapes and cityscapes in delicate colors. In 1871 the factory was moved to its present location at the Tiergarten near the Spree, so that the raw materials and finished products were finally able to be transported by ship. In 1886 the painting of porcelain tiles was added as a new line of production under the direction of Professor Alexander Kips. After the destruction of the factory during WWII, KPM was taken over in 1988 by the state of Berlin and since 2006 has been in the possession of Berlin based private banker Jörg Woltmann. (ala)

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