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Lidded vase with trestle heads and vine leaves; so-called Voltaire vase

Lost Art-ID
409694
Manufaktur
KPM Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin
Formation
gegr. 1763
Title
Lidded vase with trestle heads and vine leaves; so-called Voltaire vase
Dating
1773
Object type
Vessel
Group of reported objects
Crafts and other folk arts
Material / Technique
Ceramics (Porcelain) ; Glaze ; Metal paint gold / polished ; engraved
Height
33.50 cm
Width
11.00 cm
Diameter
17.00 cm
Inventory number
M 015560.3
Description

From the year 1773, model 639.

Richly decorated in gold.

Vase consisting of two parts connected by metal mounting. In the upper half gilding heavily burnt. Numerous fragments are missing: three from the upper ring of the base, head of one of the rams, horns and ears of both rams, leaves; lid missing.

Provenance
Not clear. Found by civilians in the Flak Tower Berlin - Friedrichshain, handed over to the museum by their descendants in 2001.
Published since
Contact
Frau S. Schulze
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