ANTIQUE (1844-1847) GERMAN KPM CUP AND SAUCER IN COBALT BLUE AND GOLD WITH RARE EAGLE MARK

ANTIQUE GERMAN KPM (KÖNIGLICHE PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR) PORCELAIN CUP SAUCER. 

RARE EAGLE AND SCEPTER MARK ONLY USED FOR A SHORT PERIOD FROM 1844 TO 1847.

AMAZING CONDITION FOR AN 170 YEAR OLD PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER.
 
FEATURING AN URN-SHAPED LAPIS OR COBALT BLUE GLAZED CUP WITH GOLD GILT OVERGLAZED BANDING. ALSO A CLASSIC EMPIRE WREATHEN DECORATED SCROLL HANDLE THAT TOWERS UPWARDS WITH GOLD GILT OVERGLAZE. SAUCER ALSO IN COBALT BLUE GLAZE WITH GOLD GILT OVERGLAZED BANDING.
 
SIZE: CUP 10CM WIDE 10CM HIGH SAUCER 14CM DIAMETER 3CM HIGH

MARKINGS: 
CROWNED PRUSSIAN EAGLE HOLDING AN ROYAL SCEPTER AND AN ORB WITH A CROSS AND INTIALS KPM UNDERNEATH. THIS MARK WAS INTRODUCED IN 1844 AND IN USE UNTIL AROUND 1847.
MARK OF AN ORB WITH A CROSS AND THE INITIALS KPM UNDERNEATH.
THIS MARK WAS IN USE FROM 1832 ONWARD
 
CONDITION: NO CHIPS. NO CRACKS. SOME WEAR TO GILDING. AMAZING CONDITION FOR AN 170 YEAR OLD PORCELAIN SAUCER.
 
WHAT IS KPM PORCELAIN?
KPM, or Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur ('Royal Porcelain Factory' in English), is Berlins oldest porcelain factory and Germanys second oldest. It was founded in 1763 by King Frederick II of Prussia (Frederick the Great) and continues to produce porcelain to this day.
 
PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE VARIOUS PORCELAIN ITEMS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. MANY FROM FAMOUS COMPANIES IN EUROPE LIKE SPODE, ROYAL DOULTON, KPM GERMANY AND MANY MORE. MANY ARE HAND PAINTED WHICH IS SOMETHING YOU RARELY FIND FROM EUROPEAN PORCELAIN PRODUCERS NOWADAYS.
 
REGARDING PAYMENT: PLEASE TRY TO PAY FOR YOUR ORDER WITHIN ONE WEEK OF PURCHASE.
IF YOU THINK YOU CANNOT PAY WITHIN ONE WEEK BUT STILL WANT TO BID ON THE ITEM PLEASE ARRANGE BY MESSAGE BEFOREHAND TO ARRANGE FOR ANOTHER PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT. THE FASTER YOU PAY THE FASTER I CAN SEND FOR YOU.
 
REGARDING SHIPPING: BUYERS ARE WELCOME TO DO BATCH ORDERS FOR SMALLER TO MEDIUM SIZED ITEMS. YOU CAN ALSO WELCOME TO MAKE UP YOUR PACKAGE OVER A FEW WEEKS OF ORDERS AS LONG AS EACH WEEKS PURCHASES ARE PAID WITHIN THAT WEEK. PLEASE SEE SHIPPING OPTIONS FOR DETAILS AND SMALL ADDITIONAL COST PER EXTRA ITEM.