2 Antique KPM Porcelain Plaques Penitent Magdalene and Columbus in Chains c1850

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2 Antique KPM Porcelain Plaques Penitent Magdalene and Columbus in Chains c1850:
$6000.00

Antique KPM Porcelain Plaques Christopher Columbus in Chains Penitent Magdalene

2 KPM Porcelain Plaques - In very good condition. A handwritten letter acquired with the plaques may describe something about the owner\'s history. It is dated September 17, 1860.

The frame, not the porcelain, on the top of Penitent Magdalene has a crack that does not got through to the back of the frame.

The handwritten letter was found behind one of the frames and is included with the plaques. It is severely dry, cracked and crumbling. I did not try to remove it from the envelope to decipher. Photographed as is.

Type: Oval framed KPM porcelain plaques.
Details: Ornate oval gold frames. Original wood back with stenciled numbers covers the porcelain. Both frames measure 13\" x 11\". The porcelains measure 9\" x 6.75\".
Plaque 1: Christopher Columbus in Chains, mid-to late 19th century after the painting by Gustave Wappers (Belgian, 1803-1874). Shows Columbus gazing intently at the viewer from his jail cell, unsigned by the artist unless I missed it but it does have the KPM impressed mark. No damage, Paint is in very good condition. No scratches or chips.
Plaque 2: Penitent Magdalene, mid- to late 19th century, after Heinrich Friedrich Fuger (1751-1818). The scantily clad figure prone on the ground and reading a book, I found no artist\'s signature but there is an impressed KPM mark on the back as photographed.
Hallmarked: As shown
Will be professionally packed and shipped with insurance, delivery confirmation and your signature will be required upon delivery. Available for viewing.

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