Set of Three Porcelain Plaques Germany KPM circa 1900s

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

Set of six beautiful hand-painted miniature portraits with mother of pearl details, having bronze framing and velvet cover in the back. Three of the six are signed. Made in France, l...

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...

Exquisite porcelain painting in original gilded frame Manufactory: KPM Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin, Germany Dating: circa 1840 Material: Porcelain, painted, glossy finish...