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What is a KPM Painting?
KPM, a German porcelain manufacturer, produced hand-painted porcelain plaques using its own formulated glazes in colors similar to the palettes of Chinese porcelain. KPM paintings include portraits and religious and family scenes. Shop a collection on KPM from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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19th Century KPM Porcelain Plaque after Portrait by Christian Leberecht Vogel
By Christian Leberecht Vogel, KPM Porcelain
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This charming 19th century KPM porcelain plaque depicts a painting after German artist Christian Leberecht Vogel's popular work Die Söhne des Künstlers, executed in 1793. The beautif...
Category

Antique 1860s German Romantic Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Large Oval Berlin 'K.P.M.' Porcelain Plaque of a Harem Dancer
By KPM Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Oval Berlin 'K.P.M.' Porcelain Plaque of a Harem Dancer Germany, circa 1890 This exceptional Berlin (K.P.M.) porcelain plaque showcases an exquisitely detailed painting of a veiled, exotically dressed...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Porcelain

A KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaque of a Japonism Beauty, Signed Wagner
By Wagner, KPM Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A Gorgeous 19th Century KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaque of a Japonism Beauty, Signed by the Artist Wagner Wien .n C. Kiesel. The beauty is seen in a beautiful orange and white kimono...
Category

Antique 19th Century German Japonisme Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

KPM Porcelain Painting After Murillo
By KPM Porcelain
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted after a work by 17th century Spanish artist Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), this enchanting KPM painting on porcelain is a beautiful rendering of the artist's original...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Other Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Antique German Signed KPM Porcelain Handpainted Bride Portrait Plaques 1890
By KPM Porcelain, Friedrich August von Kaulbach
Located in Portland, OR
A fine pair of late 19th century handpainted German KPM porcelain portrait plaques circa 1890, after paintings by Friedrich Von Kaulbach (1850-1920). Each oval plaque is very finely...
Category

Antique 1890s Belle Époque Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Berlin KPM Porcelain Hand Painted Oval Plaque Portrait of a Girl
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Guaynabo, PR
A porcelain plaque portrait from KPM that depicts a young girl sitting in a stone bench after gathering some roses in her shawl and embellish her turban with one of them. Beautifully...
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century German Victorian Paintings

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

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