A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE , IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, AND CYPHER H, INCISED 15-12, SIGNED A. DECKELMAN, MÜNCHEN, MID 19TH CENTURY | Christie's

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19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and

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23 April 2004

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Lot 261

A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE

IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, AND CYPHER H, INCISED 15-12, SIGNED A. DECKELMAN, MÜNCHEN, MID 19TH CENTURY

Price realised

USD 11,950

Estimate

USD 12,000 - USD 18,000

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, AND CYPHER H, INCISED 15-12, SIGNED A. DECKELMAN, MÜNCHEN, MID 19TH CENTURY
Finely painted with an interior view of Sarah presenting Hagar to Abraham
15¼ x 12 3/8 in. (38.7 x 31.4 cm.), within a giltwood frame
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Lot Essay

Sarah, the wife of Abraham, believing that she was unable to bear him a child, told her husband to take another wife, her Egyptian handmaid, Hagar. From this union a son was born, Ishmael. (Genesis, 16:3)
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