Saucer (part of a set)

Art Historical Context

This delicate saucer, part of a luxurious set produced by the Royal Porcelainufactory in Berlin around 1765, exemplifies pinnacle of 18th-century European porcelain. Measuring just 5⅛ inches in diameter, was crafted from hard-paste porcelain—a material developed in Germany that combined kaolin clay and feldspathic rock, fired at high temperatures to achieve exceptional translucency, strength, and a pure white body. This technique, pioneered by nearby Meissen and perfected at Berlin's state-sponsored factory founded in 1763 by Frederick the Great, allowed for intricate molding and decoration ri...