Frederick the Great was not only important to the Berlin Porcelain Manufactory as a Prussian king and general, but also as its owner and founder when he acquired the manufactory in 1763.
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Frederick II.
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Frederick II.
Frederick the Great was not only important to the Berlin Porcelain Manufactory as a Prussian king and general, but also as its owner and founder when he acquired the manufactory in 1763.
Until his death in 1786, Frederick II. managed the fortunes of the company with great personal commitment. himself ordered 21 richly decorated dinner services to furnish his palaces. Porcelain was also an important instrument of his politics and diplomacy as a gift from the state. He awarded the porcelain manufactory the title "royal" and gave it the sceptre from the Electorate of Brandenburg's coat of arms as a trademark that is still used today.
Until his death in 1786, Frederick II. managed the fortunes of the company with great personal commitment. himself ordered 21 richly decorated dinner services to furnish his palaces. Porcelain was also an important instrument of his politics and diplomacy as a gift from the state. He awarded the porcelain manufactory the title "royal" and gave it the sceptre from the Electorate of Brandenburg's coat of arms as a trademark that is still used today.
The 32 cm high portrait bust of Frederick II. was made in porcelain at the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin in 1851 as a detail of an equestrian statue based on a design by C. D. Rauch. It is still made by hand today at the historic manufactory site.
The 32 cm high portrait bust of Frederick II. was made in porcelain at the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin in 1851 as a detail of an equestrian statue based on a design by C. D. Rauch. It is still made by hand today at the historic manufactory site.
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Until his death in 1786, Frederick II. managed the fortunes of the company with great personal commitment. himself ordered 21 richly decorated dinner services to furnish his palaces. Porcelain was also an important instrument of his politics and diplomacy as a gift from the state. He awarded the porcelain manufactory the title "royal" and gave it the sceptre from the Electorate of Brandenburg's coat of arms as a trademark that is still used today.