Polychrome painting over overprint, gold decoration. Cup (h 11.5 cm), original saucer (Ø 13.5 cm).

Footed bell-shaped cup with campanile handle. In a gold-framed cartouche the inscribed view of the late Baroque palace. Foot restored, restoration to the rim of the saucer.

The New Palace in Potsdam at the western end of Sanssouci Park was built between 1763 and 1769 under Frederick the Great as a demonstration of Prussian power after the Seven Years' War (in contrast to the more intimate Sanssouci). It served as a royal guest and festival palace with magnificent halls, galleries, the baroque palace theater and impressive farm buildings and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a significant monument to Prussian history.