A LARGE BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN BLUE-GROUND 'VEDUTA' BREAKFAST CUP AND SAUCER
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A LARGE BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN BLUE-GROUND 'VEDUTA' BREAKFAST CUP AND SAUCER

CIRCA 1849, BLUE SCEPTRE TO THE SAUCER, BLUE SEAL AND IRON-RED ORB MARKS TO BOTH, IMPRESSED 8/111 TO THE CUP AND 5/111 TO THE SAUCER

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A LARGE BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN BLUE-GROUND 'VEDUTA' BREAKFAST CUP AND SAUCER
CIRCA 1849, BLUE SCEPTRE TO THE SAUCER, BLUE SEAL AND IRON-RED ORB MARKS TO BOTH, IMPRESSED 8/111 TO THE CUP AND 5/111 TO THE SAUCER
Both finely painted after Carl Daniel Freydanck with identified views of the Berlin and Bradenburg region, including Sanssouci. and Das neue Palais. and Die Heilands Kirche bei Sacrow. and Charlottenhof bei Potsdam. within raised gilt foliate cartouches
7¼ in. (18.2 cm.) diameter, the saucer (2)

Specialist note

See Winifred Baer, et el, Carl Daniel Freydanck 1811-1887, Ein VedutenMaler der KPM, Berlin, 1987, for an in-depth discussion on Freydanck's work.

See Derek E. Ostergard, ed., Along the Royal Road: Berlin and Potsdam in KPM Porcelain and Painting 1815-1848, The Bard Center for Graduate Studies in the Decorative Arts, New York, 1993, p. 41, fig. 2-9 for a canvas by Freydanck of the Royal Palace of Sanssouci and p. 157-8, cat no. 45-46 for a study and an oil on canvas of The Church of the Savior at Sakrow. This church was designed by Ludwig Persius based on sketches by Friedrich Wilhem IV. After its consecration in 1843 the Royal family regularly attended Sunday mass here. Also see p. 174-175, cat.no. 62 for a set with topographical cups of the same form but smaller size.