Antique Meissen Old Masters Plate, “Galileo’’
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Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German: Porcelain: Pre 1910: Item # 1423448
Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Ceramics: German: Porcelain: Pre 1910: Item # 1423448
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This porcelain plate was produced in Germany by Meissen in the 1880s. It has the first quality, underglaze crossed swords mark with pommels. The plate is made of the finest quality hard paste porcelain ever produced in the Western Hemisphere. It measures 9 ½ inches in diameter. The reticulated border is cut out by hand. The center of the plate has a hand painted scene of Galileo reading a book and inventing the geometric compass. The painting is after the artist Byieu, Dutch master. The cobalt blue border is accented with ornate gilding. The precision and detail of this painting is only matched by work done at the KPM Royal Berlin Factory. It has a photographic quality about it. Condition: Excellent
This porcelain plate was produced in Germany by Meissen in the 1880s. It has the first quality, underglaze crossed swords mark with pommels. The plate is made of the finest quality hard paste porcelain ever produced in the Western Hemisphere. It measures 9 ½ inches in diameter. The reticulated border is cut out by hand. The center of the plate has a hand painted scene of Galileo reading a book and inventing the geometric compass. The painting is after the artist Byieu, Dutch master. The cobalt blue border is accented with ornate gilding. The precision and detail of this painting is only matched by work done at the KPM Royal Berlin Factory. It has a photographic quality about it. Condition: Excellent
