Prächtige Prunkvase mit Wiener Malerei 'Die Patrizierin' / A splendid vase with Vienna style painting, KPM Berlin, 19. Jh. Material: Porcelain, polychrome painted, rich gold decoration, Mark: underglaze blue sceptre, Decor: amphora-shaped body with relief handles on the sides, cobalt blue ground, gold-ornamented oval medallion with the portrait of a young lady with cross pendant 'Die Patrizierin', after Hermann Kaulbach, in fine polychrome Viennese painting, reverse with fine gold enamel painting with birds and arabesques, Height: 15.5 cm, Condition: good, no chips, no restorations

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