A CONTINENTAL RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF A STILL LIFE
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A CONTINENTAL RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF A STILL LIFE

LATE 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY AUSTRIAN OR GERMAN, RETAILER'S PAPER LABEL FOR BING JR. & CO., FRANKFURT, SIGNED GE. M. V. F. KÜHN

Closed9 April 2008

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USD 5,250

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A CONTINENTAL RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF A STILL LIFE
Late 19th century, possibly Austrian or German, retailer's paper label for Bing Jr. & Co., Frankfurt, signed ge. M. v. F. Kühn
Finely painted with a lush bouquet surrounding a nest of eggs on a marble bench, a blue bird at the right above a ruined column, all beneath a Roman arch, within a chased gilt surround
14½ x 10 7/8 in., (36.8 x 27.6 cm.), within a velvet and giltwood frame

Specialist note

There is an F. Kühn recorded at Ceramic Art Company/Lenox from 1897-1900.