Krater vase with a signed view of Potsdam

Manufactory Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin German
 Johann Eusebius Anton Forst German
 After a print by August Wilhelm Schirmer

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Prince Carl of Prussia (1801-83) possibly commissioned this vase to commemorate the completion of his summer residence in Glienicke just outside of Potsdam, renovated in the neoclassical style by the renowned architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1825. This is suggested by the intimate view from the prince’s apartment window painted and signed by Johan Eusebius Anton Forst on one side. This vignette is accompanied on the reverse side by a view of the palace seen across the Havel River.

Krater vase with a signed view of Potsdam, Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin (German, founded 1763), Hard-paste porcelain, German, Berlin

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Krater vase with a signed view of Potsdam, Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin (German, founded 1763), Hard-paste porcelain, German, Berlin
Krater vase with a signed view of Potsdam, Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin (German, founded 1763), Hard-paste porcelain, German, Berlin
Krater vase with a signed view of Potsdam, Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin (German, founded 1763), Hard-paste porcelain, German, Berlin

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