German Porcelain Hand-Painted Plaque

Lovely 18th century Italian painted panel featuring chinoiserie images. Vibrant colors of blue, pink, green and gold. Such an interesting piece ...

Outstanding 19th century Italian raised gilt gesso and oil painted panel. Very pretty images of leaves, flowers and urns. An exceptional piece!

Decorative pair of German Neo-Classical hand painted bedside tables. These have an interesting graphic design that add a nice touch. Lovely!

Nice pair of German Neo-Classical painted bedside tables. Lovely two-toned painted and nice clean lines. Pretty!

Nice pair of German Neo-Classical hand painted blue and white bedside tables. These are very unique and have a great patina!

Decorative German antique painted chest of drawers. Beautiful patina and interesting design. Very unique!

Late 19th century, German KPM, hand painted porcelain plaque.

19th century hand painted oval German porcelain plaque KPM? German porcelain plaque of the Vestal Virgin after the painting by Angelica Kauf...

This is a superb portrait of Christ. It is hand painted in extraordinary quality with polychrome enamel on an oval porcelain plaque after the original painting -Head of Christ...

German Vienna Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque Flora in Period Viennese Frame Early 20th century German Vienna hand painted porcelain pla...

Late 19th century Berlin hand painted KPM Plaque of 'Solitude', depicting a partially nude seated beauty with long wavy hair, with carved giltwood frame, impressed sceptre over K.P.M. mark on the reverse. The plaque is based on a painting of 'Solitude' by Angelo Asti...

Orientalist style works became very popular in the 19th Century, and the tradition continued into the early 20th Century, when this fine porcelain plaque was produced. Manufactured by famed German firm KPM, the plaque was retailed in New York by Gilman Collamore & Co., who imported high-end works of porcelain and glass. The plaque still bears the retailer's label to the reverse reading 'Gilman Collamore & Co, Union Sq. NY'. The plaque is rectangular in shape, and portrays a young girl, swathed in rich, red draped clothing, reaching upward to give food to a white dove perched on a wire. The girl, her hair bound up in the Orientalist fashion, wears an armband as well as hoop earrings. The interior in which the scene is set is hung with luxurious textiles and decorated with gilt detailing. The plaque is housed in a giltwood frame and is marked to the reverse with the sceptre mark of KPM porcelain, together with the retailer's label. The reverse also bears a written inscription reading 'Orientalisches Mädchen / L. Sturm', the title translating to 'Oriental girl...