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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF PRINCESS BEATRICE
Lot 579

A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF PRINCESS BEATRICE

LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED SCEPTRE AND KPM MARK, INCISED 12" 9 3/4", ROYAL INVENTORY STAMPS FOR WINDSOR CASTLE AND PRINCE LEOPOLD TO REVERSE OF BACKING BOARD

Closed28 September 2010

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GBP 10,000

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF PRINCESS BEATRICE
LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED SCEPTRE AND KPM MARK, INCISED 12" 9 3/4", ROYAL INVENTORY STAMPS FOR WINDSOR CASTLE AND PRINCE LEOPOLD TO REVERSE OF BACKING BOARD
Finely painted with a portrait of a young princess, standing before a stone balcony overlooking landscape, holding a portrait miniature of Albert, Prince Consort, wearing a purple taffeta and lace dress and her long hair tied with a black ribbon, signed H.K., in gilt wood frame
The plaque 12½ in. x 8 5/8 in. (31.7 cm. x 22 cm.)

Specialist note

After the portrait by Richard Lauchert (1823-1869), the plaque shows Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), youngest daughter of Queen Victoria, holding a miniature of the Prince Consort beside the garden wall on the terrace of the Rosenau (Coburg). She was painted by Lauchert for Queen Victoria during her stay in Coburg in the summer of 1863.
The original is currently hanging at Osborne House, Isle of Wight.

With thanks to Vanessa Remington of the Royal Collection for her help in identifying the sitter.