Antique German porcelain plaque depicting the Finding of Moses

£7,500

This beautiful porcelain plaque, which depicts with great tenderness the Finding of Moses, is contained within a wonderful carved Black Forest wood frame.

 

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Description

This fine porcelain plaque depicts the Finding of Moses: a young woman, the Pharaoh’s daughter, sits by a shoreline with the infant Moses, who rests cheerfully in his wickerwork basket. The plaque is superbly painted, with the scene rendered in fine, delicate brushstrokes and a bright, colourful palette.

The plaque is contained by a highly elaborate carved Black Forest wood frame. The frame is imitative of a classical ruin: the entablature, held aloft by the twin columns that flank the plaque, crumbles under the pressure of a growing palm tree—the exotic palm hinting at the Egyptian context of the scene contained within.

The reverse of the plaque is impressed ‘319’.

Frame: Height 58cm, width 46cm, depth 6cm
Plaque: Height 23cm, width 30cm, depth 0.5cm

Details

Country of Origin
German
Date of Manufacture
19th Century
Period
19th Century
Style
Biblical, Classical, Figurative Art
Material
Porcelain, Wood
Colour
Brown, Multi-coloured

Dimensions

Height
58 cm / 22.8 inches
Width
46 cm / 18.1 inches
Depth
6 cm / 2.4 inches

Reference:
012309

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