Late C19th European Continental hand-painted porcelain plaque after the Renaissance master, Raphael.
Finely painted gilt-wood framed and glazed rectangular porcelain plaque depicting the Raphael painting of the Madonna and child with Saint John , known as the “Madonna of the Chair” or “Madonna della Seggiola” . The picture portrays Mary seated and embracing the Christ child whilst Saint John devoutly watches.
The porcelain plaque set within a velvet-covered mount .
The verso of the plaque unmarked, but probably produced by the KPM Factory, Berlin , Germany.
The back of the frame bearing a retail paper label with hand-scripted description, for ‘The Fine Art Society , London’.
Painted in around 1513 the painting is considered to be one of Raphael’s most important works, the original tondo painting is exhibited in the Pitti Palace Museum, Florence, Italy.
H ( plaque) 7”
W 5”
Germany c.1890
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Internal Reference: ML 264
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1208975
Dateline of this antique is 1890
Height is 17cm (6.7inches)Width is 12cm (4.7inches)Depth is 1cm (0.4inches)
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