Kpm Berlin. Arab With Bagpipes From The Wedding Procession. Porcelain Figure After A 1905 Model.

KPM Berlin – "Arab with Bagpipes" from the Wedding Procession Model: Adolph Amberg, 1905 · Model No. 9614 · Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin

A porcelain figure of an Arab musician with bagpipes, from the celebrated Hochzeitszug (Wedding Procession) series by Adolph Amberg, created for the royal marriage of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm and Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. The complete procession comprises twenty figures (including two double figures), two candelabras, a jardinière, and three round stemmed bowls.

Produced by the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin in the first quarter of the 20th century, the figure features underglaze polychrome decoration and gilt highlights on the base. The series is documented in the standard scholarly reference: Berliner Porzellan vom Jugendstil zum Funktionalismus 1889–1939, Bröhan-Museum, Berlin.

• Height: approx. 29 cm
• Decoration: underglaze polychrome, gilt highlights on base
• Marks: sceptre, red imperial orb, painter's marks, model number 9614, inscription "AMBERG" on base
• Model registered: October 1908 – October 1910
• Condition: very good; first choice
• Literature: Bröhan-Museum Berlin, Berliner Porzellan vom Jugendstil zum Funktionalismus 1889–1939

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