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Nine Berlin (K.P.M.) white porcelain figures of putti from the 'Geburt der Schönheit' table centrepiece, post-1945

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June 24, 12:30 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 EUR

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Description

modelled by Paul Scheurich, comprising four putti riding small dolphins, and five putti seated on seafoam pedestals, sceptre marks in underglaze-blue, 3 with S mark in underglaze-blue for 1944-1957 period, various impressed marks 


Height of tallest 9 ⅛ in; 23 cm


Related Literature

Erich Köllmann, Berliner Porzellan 1763-1963, Vol. I, Braunschweig, 1966, pp. 153f;

Christian Lechelt, ‘Porzellan und Politik, Der Tafelaufzentrum "Geburt der Schönheit" von Paul Scheurich’, Keramos, 196, 2007, pp. 59-92.

Johannes Rafael, Paul Scheurich. Porzellane für die Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin. Der Tafelschmuck Die Geburt der Schönheit’, Keramos, 240, 2018.