This beautiful hand-painted tile in its original elaborate antique frame is from the German company of Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin (KPM). In the 19th Century, KPM was renown for its painted plaques depicting historic scenes or replicating famous paintings. KPM plaques were typically presented in ornate frames and the unusual frame on this example is exceptional, giving the impression that the lissom lass is looking out of a window.
The plaque is after a painting entitled “Lisette” by the German artist Georg Hom (1838-1911); in fact, when this blogger carefully unscrewed the back of the frame to confirm that it held a tile and not a print, on the back of the porcelain plaque were the fragile remains of a paper label carrying the name “Lisette.” Hom was known for his genre pictures of pretty women, sometimes illuminated by candlelight.
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