Pair of wall lights, ca. 1765–68, German, Berlin, Hard-paste porcelain and gilt bronze; brass, Overall .1 (confirmed field dimensions): 22 x 17 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (55.9 x 45.4 x 26.7 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, Frederick the Great was an ardent champion of the Rococo style, which flourished in and around Berlin under his patronage. The northern German version of the Rococo was characterized by a pronounced asymmetry and exaggeration of form, a preference for a combination of rich materials, and the use of strong colors, qualities that distinguished the Rococo associated with Frederick's court from that of France and southern Germany
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Pair, wall lights, ca, 1765–68, German, Berlin, Hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, brass, Overall .1, confirmed field dimensions, 22 x 17 7/8 10 1/2, 55.9 45.4 26.7 cm, Ceramics-Porcelain, Frederick, Great, ardent champion, Rococo style, flourished, Berlin under, patronage, northern German version, Rococo, characterized, pronounced asymmetry, exaggeration, form, preference, combination, rich materials, strong colors, qualities, distinguished, associated, court, France, southern Germany
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