Posted 12 years ago
Deanteaks
(291 items)
can anyone read German? these are some very nice Antique Porcelain plaques, any ideas on the makers or age? hand painted on porcelain, three of them with Ivory on the frames, they need a good cleaning but I will leave that for an expert to do, could they all be KPM Berlin?
Hi. The three ivory framed portraits are copies of works by Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788). There is Blue Boy at top left; below him is Lady Georgina Cavendish re-worked and coloured and at bottom right is a similar re-working of Mrs Siddons.
The portrait of a woman at the top right is in the same subject and in the same frame as one here:
http://auctionflex.com/showlots.ap?co=1&weid=10616&weiid=3763739&mindate=19900101&maxdate=20501231&lso=lotnumasc&pagenum=5&action=print&lang=En
It is lot 138 and two lots beforehand is a similar frame and subject described as:
BULGARIAN PORTRAIT MINIATURE - Painting on porcelain; illegible stamp on reverse; ornate gilt frame with minor chips; H-7", VG-EX..
The paper backing on the Gainsborough copy is not German it is actually in Latin, I believe.
The label on the backing paper reads Mrs Siddons. Old paper with Latin writing cut out to fit the frame suggests to me the intention to make these look old. I really don't believe the Latin has anything to do with the subject Mrs Siddons. But I couldbe wrong.
Vetraio50 is dead on, I have seen People glue old letters, newspapers to back of these. It was just a thing back then, I have several old painting with odd old newspapers used as dust covers, smll one with old 19th century invoice lol.