01-12-201701-13-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2975BBoston
January 12, 2017 04:00 PMCalender
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Three German Porcelain Plaques

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$1,722$1,400
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2975BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 13, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Three German Porcelain Plaques, early 20th century, each oval, with polychrome decoration, two KPM portrait plaques depicting women, mounted in a gilded frame with ribbon top: one on a green ground with white headcovering and collar, after a portrait by Elisabeth-Louise Vigee Le Brun, unsigned, bearing impressed "KPM" marks and sceptre on reverse, inscribed "Sara Douglas," ht. 10 3/4, wd. 8 5/8, the other depicting a woman with a blue ribbon in her hair, unsigned, bearing impressed "KPM" marks and sceptre on reverse, inscribed "S. Douglas Dresden '98," ht. 10 3/4, wd. 8 5/8; and a Berlin plaque depicting St. Jerome reading a book, after Der Eremit by Salomon Koninck, unsigned, impressed mark "K" on the reverse, ht. 4 1/2, wd. 3 1/2 in. (sight).
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

Elisabeth-Louise Vigee Le Brun