This investment-grade porcelain tea cup and saucer set represents an extraordinary survival from the foundational years of the Royal Berlin (KPM) manufactory under Frederick the Great (circa 1770). Shunning traditional multi-color landscapes, the studio artist utilized masterfully precise, microscopic brushstrokes to create "Grisaille" maritime and topographical harbor scenes. This striking gray imagery rests beautifully inside gold-ringed cartouches set against an uncommonly rare, soft pale-yellow ground. To soften the starkly elegant scenes, the upper rims are dressed in festive, colorful floral swags suspended from hand-painted pink ribbons. This museum-quality cabinet set brings the romantic charm and aristocratic luxury of 18th-century Europe vividly to life.
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