Cup and saucer with birds in micromosaic decoration ca. 1817 Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin This cup and saucer demonstrates the fashion for antiquity and the influence that the Grand Tour had on porcelain productions at the royal porcelain manufactory in Berlin (Koenigliche Porzellan Manufaktur) in the early half of the nineteenth century. Beginning in 1806, the factory began producing wares in decorative patterns that imitated the micromosaic paintings made at Vatican workshops, which proved to be popular souvenirs among German travelers to Cup
Cup and saucer with birds in micromosaic decoration ca. 1817 Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin This cup and saucer demonstrates the fashion for antiquity and the influence that the Grand Tour had on porcelain productions at the royal porcelain manufactory in Berlin (Koenigliche Porzellan Manufaktur) in the early half of the nineteenth century. Beginning in 1806, the factory began producing wares in decorative patterns that imitated the micromosaic paintings made at Vatican workshops, which proved to be popular souvenirs among German travelers to Cup and saucer with birds in micromosaic decoration. German, Berlin. ca. 1817. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-Porcelain
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