KPM Royal Berlin Porcelain, Reliefzierat, Oval Covered Serving Dish, 1914-1919

32,5 cm / 12.79 Inch. 26 cm / 10.23 Inch. 16,5 cm / 6.49 Inch. 5,8 cm / 2.28 Inch. Weight: 2065 gr / 4.55 lb. Date: 1914 - 1919 (According to Black Cross Hallmark). Hallmark: Underglaze Cobalt Blue Sceptre, Black Cross, Red KPM Berlin decoration mark. Pre-owned, in a PERFECT condition, especially considering age (1914 - 1919 according to hallmark). We quote: The Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin (German: Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur, 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.

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. The manufactory's most important client was Frederick the Great, who sometimes jokingly referred to himself as his "best customer". From 1765 to his death in 1786, Frederick II placed orders with KPM for porcelain to the value of 200,000 thaler.

For his palaces alone, he ordered 21 dinner services, each of them with 36 place settings and up to 500 separate parts, complemented by elaborate table centerpieces. In addition, most of his diplomatic presents came from the manufactory, and they were to be found at the court of the tsars in Russia and on the tables of European aristocracy.

The factory was mainly known in this period for dinner services, with a fine white porcelain body with "a faint yellowish, slightly grey tinge". As would remain the case, the painting in over glaze enamel was of very high quality.

The services' design and coloring was meticulously created to match the interior decoration of the rooms in which they were to be used. Frederick commissioned the first KPM table service in 1765 for the New Palace, Potsdam. The dinner service known as. Reliefzierat was designed in the Rococo style by modeling master Friedrich Elias Meyer. Who would later design many more services for the king.

The ornamentation of the relief, made of gilded rocailles and flower espaliers, finds its counterpart in the stucco ceiling of the New Palace. The following years saw the appearance of the Neuzierat, Neuglatt, Neuosier and Antique Zierat (later named Rocaille) dinner services, which are still produced today.

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