Live Auction 221019th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art & Ceramics
Christie’s roundel
Lot 154 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. MARVIN GREENFIELD

A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE

LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK AND H

Closed20 October 2009

Price Realised

USD 7,500

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
Late 19th/20th century, impressed monogram and sceptre mark and H
Finely painted in the manner of Leighton with a sea nymph seducing a fisherman at water's edge, her lyre adrift in the surf
11 x 8¾ in. (28 x 22.2 cm.), within a giltwood frame

Specialist note

The current subject is likely based on 'The Fisherman and the Siren' by Frederic Lord Leighton, circa 1856-58.