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An Exceptional and Grand Late 19th Century Berlin K.P.M. Porcelain Rectangular Figural Plaque

Item # VB76

$45,000

Finely painted after Piloty with an allegorical view of ten virgins, five considered wise or prepared with lit oil-lamps, the other five unprepared and distraught.

Entitled “Les Vierges Sages Et Les Vierges Folles”.

Impressed K.P.M and scepter marks and H, the reverse incised with the title in German, within the original giltwood frame.

Karl Theodor von Piloty (1 October 1826 – 21 July 1886) was a German painter, noted for his historical subjects, and recognized as the foremost representative of the realistic school in Germany.

KPM is an acronym for Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin, which translates to “Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin.” The company was founded in 1763 by Frederick II of Prussia, who bought the factory from its previous owner, Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky, in the wake of its bankruptcy. Frederick II greatly admired the factory’s “white gold,” a type of porcelain so fine and translucent that it closely mirrored the high-quality porcelain made in China. He invested large sums of money into the company and granted it the use of the royal scepter as its emblem. He also commissioned many KPM porcelain objects to be made in the Rococo style for his palace.

Plaque:
Height – 11 inches / 28cm
Width – 19 inches / 48cm

Frame:
Height – 22 inches / 56cm
Width – 30 inches / 76cm

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