Bidspirit auction | A cup and saucer, KPM

A cup and saucer, KPM Berlin, mark - A cup and saucer, KPM Berlin, mark 1849-70, 1st choice, predominantly orange ground, painted in red and black with Egyptian motifs, overall h. 8 cm, Very rare piece, Napoleon's expedition of 1798 - 1801 sparked a veritable enthusiasm for distant Egypt and its history. Having already been inspired by the new source in Sèvres, KPM's model workshop created ''An Egyptian Caffe and Thè Servis'' in 1809