Known by just KPM, the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur company has been synonymous with exquisite porcelain works fit for nobility and royalty for over 200 years. KPM porcelain plates, centerpieces and sculptures are painstakingly formed through ages-old techniques and meticulously painted by hand, producing one-of-a-kind quality.
KPM began in Berlin in 1763, founded by King Frederick II of Prussia, after two other entrepreneurs had been unsuccessful in establishing porcelain manufacturing companies in Germany. In 1878, KPM developed a relationship with the Chemical-Technical Research Institute and its director, Hermann Seger. This partnership gave KPM early access to advances in porcelain production and coloration.
KPM flourished under the banner of royal ownership until 1918, when it became a state-run entity after the monarchy was disbanded following Germany’s loss in World War I. With the rise of the Nazi Party in the 1930s, many of the company’s top designers and directors were dismissed, denied exhibitions or forced to flee Germany due to Jewish heritage or loyalty to Jewish colleagues. In 1943, an Allied bombing raid destroyed the KPM factory, and the company was not reestablished until after the war.
KPM reopened in Franconia and began producing porcelain wares. Some staff also worked on reconstructing the historic KPM site in Berlin. In 1957, manufacturing returned to the original company premises.
KPM rebounded over the next few decades. In 2006, in a step to privatize companies throughout the country, German financier Jörg Woltmann bought the organization.
Since its privatization, the company has opened many galleries and shops around Germany and has worked in collaboration with notable brands like Bottega Veneta and Bugatti motor company in recent years.
Although rooted in the Rococo style, KPM has adapted its craft to meet the current trends, all while maintaining the highest levels of excellence throughout its centuries of operation. It continues to produce lavish, elegant porcelain works for elite clientele the world over.
On 1stDibs, browse a vast selection of Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur serveware, decorative objects, lighting and more.
ART-DECO 1920 Wise Speak No Evil Seated Monkey Sculpted In Black Ebony Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Wise Speak No Evil Seated Monkey Sculpted in Black Ebony Wood. This is a great antique sculpture of Wise Speak No Evil Seated Monkey created in the northern Europe region, back in t...
Wood, Paint
MEIJI 1890 Japanese Monkey-Shaped Vesta Matches Case In Gilt Gold Brass
Located in Miami, FL
An antique Japanese vesta box with a seated monkey. This is an amazing and very rare vesta matches box, created in the imperial Japan during the Meiji period, back in 1890-1900. The...
Gold, Brass, Bronze
Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic monkey mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson. An extremely rare and very decorative mechanical desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The Ronson Metal Works Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1936. This is the mechanical Pik-a-Cig Monkey box...
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
Germany Hutschenreuther 1930 by Karl Tutter Art Deco Sun Child Women Porcelain
By Karl Tutter, Hutschenreuther
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco 1930 porcelain figure by Karl Tutter (1883-1969) for Hutschenreuther. This piece has been created in Bavaria, Germany back in the 1930. This was designed by the artist Karl Tutter-one of the premiere porcelain modelers of his day!-and made by the Lorenz Hutschenreuther depicting a naked women, with the arms open in direction to the sun, this pose called Sun Child. The main body is decorated with delicate skin cream color, with accents of black, red and light gilding. all mounted in a ball on a round pedestal base. This piece have a height measure of 12.75 inches (32.40 Cm) and the base have a diameter of 3 inches (7.6 Cm). Signed at the base, with the company maker's logo for "HUTSCHENREUTHER GERMANY" and the incised inscription "K TUTTER...
Porcelain
JAPAN 1900 Meiji Period Carved Wood Netsuke Of Frog Resting In A Lotus
Located in Miami, FL
A Japanese Meiji period netsuke. This is an amazing netsuke created during the imperial Japan in the Meiji period, between the 1890 and 1900. The netsuke has been carefully carved i...
Wood
AUSTRIAN 1890 Decorative Seated Bull Dog In Polychrome Terracotta Model
Located in Miami, FL
An Austrian antique English bulldog in terracotta. This is an antique large figure of a seated English Bulldog created in Vienna Austria in th...
Terracotta, Paint
KPM Blanc de Chine Monkey Sculpture, Germany 1960s
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Norwalk, CT
Made by the KPM, Real Porcelain Factory in Berlin, Germany, this beautifully crafted figure features a monkey eating bananas. The attention to detail and fine glaze are outstanding. ...
Porcelain
1970s Large Ceramic Chimpanzee Sculpture in Hollywood Regency Style
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large sitting chimpanzee playing the panpipes. Executed in white ceramic, Italy, 1970s. Love the little melancholic expression on his face. Very well done. Impressive by his size. Very good condition. This monkey used to sit by an indoor POOL...
Ceramic
An 18th Century Meissen Porcelain Subject Representing a Monkey and its Young.
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An 18th century Meissen porcelain subject representing a monkey and its young. An 18th century Meissen porcelain subject, circa 1760, depicting a monkey and its young. Dimensions :...
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Regency White Glazed Monkey Sculptural Ceramic Cachepot
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
Charming and full of personality, this vintage Italian ceramic monkey planter features a beautifully sculpted seated figure holding a scalloped shell-fo...
Ceramic
Italian Glazed Ceramic Monkey Statue
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Glazed Ceramic Monkey Statue. Offered is a 20th century Italian Hollywood Regency style glazed ceramic statue or sculpture of a monkey holding a banana. This well detailed mo...
Ceramic
Large Porcelain Monkey, Ernst Bohne Sohne, Rudolstadt Volkstedt, Germany, c 1880
By Ernst Bohne Söhne
Located in London, GB
A rare, large and very dramatic porcelain sculpture of a monkey made by Ernst Bohne & Sohne in Rudolstadt in Volkstedt, Thuringia, Germany, c. 1880. The monkey is smiling with great...
Porcelain
