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Lot 235A

GERMAN PORCELAIN LITHOPHANE CANDLE SCREENS / SHIELDS, LOT OF THREE

Estimate: $200 - $300
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GERMAN PORCELAIN LITHOPHANE CANDLE SCREENS / SHIELDS, LOT OF THREE, each having a patinated metal frame, comprising one example on four paw feet and set with four panels including images of a child in a buggy with a dog, two young children saying prayers, a young lady holding a lamb, and children standing in front of a wheat stack, and two candle stand examples including one featuring Siegfried on the Rhine river with castle ruins illuminated by a lightning sky and one depicting an amorous couple. Marks include impressed "HPM" and various numerals. Hennebergsche Porzellan Manufaktur, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany; and others. Second half 19th century. 11 1/4" HOA, panels 3 3/4" x 3" to 5 1/8" x 4 3/8".
Catalogue Note: Siegfried on the Rhine example having a note dated "Sept. 18, 1985" from Phillip H. Curtis, a former associate curator at Winterthur Museum & Gardens, describing the piece in detail.

Condition

Undamaged, metals having expected tarnishing.

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