KPM Berlin German Fine Gilt Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer ca. 1840

KPM, Berlin. Twelve Royal Ivory tea cups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration. 1920s. The cup measures: 8 x 4.5 cm. Sau...

KPM, Berlin. Six Royal Ivory tea cups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration. 1920s. The cup measures: 9.3 x 5.5 cm. Sauce...

KPM, Berlin. Seven Royal Ivory tea cups with saucers in cream-colored porcelain with gold decoration. 1920s. The cup measures: 9.3 x 5.5 cm. Sauc...

'Esther' A Fine Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque, After Hering Levanon. In a carved giltwood and composition frame. Signed 'Wagner', impressed sceptre mark, KPM, letter C, numeral 3...

"Set of 12 circa 1930s Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur white porcelain Urania teacups. The Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin (German: Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, abbreviated as KPM), 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 (known as Frederick the Great). Its actual origins, however, lie in three private enterprises which, under crown patronage, were trying to establish the production of ""white gold"" (i.e. porcelain) in Berlin from the mid-18th century onwards. The company logo is a cobalt blue sceptre, which is stamped (painted prior to 1837) on every piece. All painted pieces produced by KPM are signed by the painter. KPM is still producing to this day; each piece of dishware and decorative porcelain is entirely unique. KPM has produced a number of dishware forms and porcelain figurines throughout its history. Some forms have hardly changed their shape in over 200 years of production. Frederick the Great, who, as the owner, jokingly referred to himself as his own ""best customer"", was under the spell of the Rococo style during his life; a culmination of this artistic style can be seen in his castles. To this day, the most successful designs of the 1930s are the Urbino, Urania and Arkadia (originally a tea set designed in honor of KPM's 175th anniversary) created by Trude Petri...

Exquisite porcelain painting in original gilded frame Manufactory: KPM Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin, Germany Dating: circa 1840 Material: Porcelain, painted, glossy finish...