IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, AND S 158 237, SIGNED R.S. (AFTER) C. KIESEL, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Conrad Kiesel (1846-1921) was born in Düsseldorf. In Berlin he received formal training as a sculptor under Fritz Schaper's. His subsequent career was spilt between Berlin and Munich, establishing a formidable reputation as both sculptor and painter. As a member of the Berlin Academy from 1892 he was noted for his portraits and genre pieces, the latter often drawing on the perceived exoticism of Southern and Eastern peoples.