A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF THE PURSUIT OF FORTUNE
A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF THE PURSUIT OF FORTUNE

LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED SCEPTRE AND K.P.M. MARKS, INCISED 12"9 3/4"

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF THE PURSUIT OF FORTUNE
LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED SCEPTRE AND K.P.M. MARKS, INCISED 12"9 3/4"
Painted after R. Henneberg's 'die Fagd nach dem Gluck' with a view emblematic of Avarice depicted as a horseman pursuing Fortune closely followed by Death, with Neuschwanstein Castle to the left
12½ x 10 1/8 in. (30.8 x 25.6 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Rudolph-Friedrich-August Henneberg, Brunswick (1862 - 1876) was a member of the Academy of Berlin, Henneberg and had considerable success in Vienna and Paris. He exhibited at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1878.
An example with the same subject was sold, Christie's, New York, 18 April 2013, lot 266.

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