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Cup with the portrait of Philips, Count of Flanders
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Cup with the portrait of Philips, Count of Flanders

Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur · c. 1867 · turning; vitrification; paint; relief (sculpture technique); gild; emailleren; fired; formed; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

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Porcelain head on a foot, painted on the glaze in enamel colors and gold. The outer wall is divided into four compartments, one of which contains a medallion with the portrait of Philip, Count of Flanders, signed 'A. Ambronn'. On either side of this, in relief, a classical representation: Hercules with the lion and Europa with the bull. The ear is in the form of a winged, classically dressed person, kneeling on scrollwork that extends into leafy scrolls on the head. The figure leans with both arms on a coat of arms with the alliance coat of arms of the couple with the motto 'NICHTS OHNE GOTT'. Marked on the underside with a scepter under which a medallion with an eagle, a scepter and a globe in its claws. The rim inscription reads 'KOENIGL. PORZELLAN MANUFAKTUR'. Next to it the letters S and D.

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Credit lineCup with the portrait of Philips, Count of Flanders. c. 1867. Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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