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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, THE FLOWER GIRL
Lot 43

A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, THE FLOWER GIRL

MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK AND CYPHER, INCISED 18½ - 15½, SIGNED KUNDMÜLLER

Closed20 October 2011

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, THE FLOWER GIRL
MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK AND CYPHER, INCISED 18½ - 15½, SIGNED KUNDMÜLLER
Finely painted after Murillo with a three-quarter length portrait of a flower seller, depicted seated and offering roses from her shawl
19¼ in. (48.9 cm.) high, 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide, excluding the giltwood frame

Specialist note

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish (1617-1682).

The original oil on canvas, circa 1665-70, has been located in Dulwich Picture Gallery, London since 1811. The sitter recurs in other works by Murillo and is possibly his daughter, Francisca.