A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, 'LESENDES MÄDCHEN'
LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, INCISED 15 - 13, IMPRESSED H, SIGNED F. SEEGERS - DRESDEN
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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, 'LESENDES MÄDCHEN'
Late 19th century, impressed monogram and sceptre mark, incised 15 - 13, impressed H, signed F. Seegers - Dresden
Finely painted after J.E. Liotard. with a half-length portrait of a seated maiden in a laced bodice, reading a letter
15½ x 13 3/8in. (39.4 x 34cm.), within gilt wood frame
Lot Essay
Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702-1789) was a painter of royal portraits and of the Ottoman Empire. Horace Warpole praised his talent but criticized him as being 'avaricious beyond imagination'.
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