Krater vase with a signed view of Potsdam
August Wilhelm Schirmer|Johann Eusebius Anton Forst|Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin
ca. 1825 · Hard-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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.
- Artist
- August Wilhelm Schirmer|Johann Eusebius Anton Forst|Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur), Berlin
- Date
- ca. 1825
- Medium
- Hard-paste porcelain
- Culture
- German, Berlin
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Richard Baron Cohen, 2019
