Auction Announcement : The vase includes an octagonal moulded mahogany basement with a gilt crown decoration, total height of the vase including basement 160 cm. Porcelain, polychrome and gold painted Berlin, Germany, around 1915 Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin, established in 1763 Underglaze blue scepter mark, orb mark in iron red, war mark, year mark, and impressed mark Portrait inscribed with ‘M.DÜRSCHKE.18’ Octagonal foot with a trenched shaft and bolted round, compact body with palmettes and volutes handles below Below a trumpet-shaped body with two expanded palmettes and volutes handles The lid crowned with two fully plastic putti, who hold a coat of arms with the emblem of Wilhelm II On both sides flower paintings as well as embellished, gold painted rocaille vignettes with a brest piece of Emperor Wilhelm the second by Max Dürschke (1875-1930) and a vedute of the Berlin Palais Total height: 120 cm Good, restorated condition Large and rare vase with a lid with the portrait of Emperor Wilhelm II by Max Dürschke Condition:The vase is in a good, restorated condition. One hair line crack on the veduta of the Berlin Palais. The vase is loose fixed on the stand. The total height measures 120 cm.Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur BerlinThe first porcelain manufactory at Berlin was founded on the suggestion of Frederick the Great by Wilhelm Caspar Wegely and J. Benckgraff in 1752, yet already 5 years later production was stopped because the king was not satisfied with the porcelain. With the invasion of Meissen by the Prussian army, many modelers and porcelain painters came to Berlin, where in 1761 the merchant Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky founded a new factory. This was finally bought in 1763 by Frederick the Great, who named it ‘Royal Porcelain Factory’ and introduced the cobalt blue scepter mark. During this time, the factory began producing exquisite tableware in a late Rococo style, which was painted with flowers, birds and scenes after Watteau Boucher and Dutch masters in vivid colors. Famous porcelain painters of the manufactory were K. W. Böhme, B. Böhme and K. J. C. Klipfel; master modelers were Friedrich Elias Meyer and his brother Wilhelm Christian. Typical Berlin porcelain patterns on tableware were moldings, scale-ground borders, landscapes, birds and animals, molded basketwork patterns and pierced rims. After Theodor Schmuz-Baudiß took over as artistic director in 1798, the tableware was decorated in underglaze painting with landscapes and cityscapes in delicate colors. In 1871 the factory was moved to its present location at the Tiergarten near the Spree, so that the raw materials and finished products were finally able to be transported by ship. In 1886 the painting of porcelain tiles was added as a new line of production under the direction of Professor Alexander Kips. After the destruction of the factory during WWII, KPM was taken over in 1988 by the state of Berlin and since 2006 has been in the possession of Berlin based private banker Jörg Woltmann. (ala) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Starting Price : 34000