KPM Porcelain Plaque -- The Pie Eaters After Murillo

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Our client's KPM porcelain plaque depicting The Pie Eaters after the original painting by Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) is masterfully painted by Carl Meinelt.  Mounted in period giltwood and gesso frame.  Plaque 12 3/8 by 16 5/8 in (31.5 by 42 cm).  Signed C (arl) M(eine) lt.  With partial paper label for Franz Xavier Thallmaier.

According to Christie's, Meinelt was a watercolorist and painter on porcelain in Bamberg between 1852 and 1886.

One of Murillo's most adored works, the original resides in the collection of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany.

Item Details

Reference #:
lt-31
Quantity
1
Category
Ceramics & Porcelain
SubCategory
Department
Antiques (approx100yrs)
Year
c1880s
Dimensions
(Width x Height X Depth)
16.00 x 12.00 x 0.30
Weight
Unknown
Condition
Good
Material
porcelain