A rare large Berlin KPM gilt mythological 'Pompeian' cachepot CIRCA 1792, UNDERGLAZE BLUE SCEPTRE MARK, IMPRESSED 24 The lapis lazuli blue-ground cuppa-shaped lower part with a gilt arcaded frieze underneath a concave cylindrical upper part decorated with a continuous Dionysiac band of running vine supporting a continuous sepia-ground frieze depicting scenes from the Education of Bacchus with Mercury bringing the young Bacchus to the nymphs of Mount Nysa, the border with a continuous band of stiff leaves, on square base 33.7 cm. high
A rare large Berlin KPM gilt mythological 'Pompeian' cachepot CIRCA 1792, UNDERGLAZE BLUE SCEPTRE MARK, IMPRESSED 24 The lapis lazuli blue-ground cuppa-shaped lower part with a gilt arcaded frieze underneath a concave cylindrical upper part decorated with a continuous Dionysiac band of running vine supporting a continuous sepia-ground frieze depicting scenes from the Education of Bacchus with Mercury bringing the young Bacchus to the nymphs of Mount Nysa, the border with a continuous band of stiff leaves, on square base 33.7 cm. high
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