3-piece inkwell, sand sprinkler on a tablet. Round or rectangular, gracefully curved shape. Turquoise background. Surrounding decorative gold borders with caillouté, stripe, and mosaic patterns. In the recessed mirror, gold-framed cartouches depict views of the Kaiser Wilhelm Palace under the linden trees in Berlin, with the hoisted royal standard and the equestrian statue of Friedrich the Great (also known as the "Old Palace") or the "Royal Palace and the Long Bridge in Berlin" according to paintings by Carl Daniel Freydank in exquisite polychrome painting. Gold accents. Scepter and painter's mark. Vessel height: 7 cm. Tablet: 25 cm x 18 cm. A turquoise ground and gold-decorated writing set with finely painted views of the Kaiser Wilhelm Palace ("Old Palace") and the Royal Berlin City Palace after C.D. Freydank. Gold rubbed. Scepter and painter's mark. KPM-Berlin. 2nd half of the 19th century.
