Live Auction 2305500 Years Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets
Christie’s roundel
Lot 125

A BERLIN (K.P.M.) FIGURAL TABLE CENTERPIECE

CIRCA 1889, BLUE SCEPTRE AND IRON-RED ORB MARKS, IMPRESSED MOEL NO. 5212, SI AND W

Closed20 April 2010

Price Realised

USD 30,000

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

A BERLIN (K.P.M.) FIGURAL TABLE CENTERPIECE
CIRCA 1889, BLUE SCEPTRE AND IRON-RED ORB MARKS, IMPRESSED MOEL NO. 5212, SI AND W
In the neo-rococo taste, of shaped-rectangular form, surmounted by a figure of a maiden atop an acanthus molded plinth, each corner with paired putti at variant pursuits above scale-pattern vignettes, the sides with large chrysanthemum or poppy blooms, the interior with prunus branches
35 in. (88.9 cm.) wide (2)

Specialist note

An example of this model was displayed on the Royal Berlin Manufactory's stand in L'Exposition Universelle de 1889, Paris. The flower painting on the sides is likely the work of Franz Aulich (Silesian, b. 1852), recorded as a flower painter at Berlin circa 1888.