Exquisite 19th Century Kpm Berlin Porcelain Plaque

19th-century KPM Berlin porcelain plaque, titled 'Gute Nacht' (Good Night), painted with a young girl holding a chamber stick and illuminated by the candlelight, impressed KPM marks verso, titled and inscribed in pencil, in plush frame, plaque H23cm W16cm, overall H34cm W26.5cm.

This is a beautiful nineteenth-century German KPM porcelain plaque featuring the highly collectible motif commonly titled "Gute Nacht" ("Good Night").

The painting depicts a young beauty illuminating her face with a single chamber stick candle while shielding the flame with her hand. This specific scene is a porcelain adaptation based on a famous 19th-century canvas by the German genre artist Georg Hom (1838–1911).

The back mark photograph confirms the authentic production details of the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM) in Berlin:

The markings impressed into the raw porcelain paste tell the story of how the blank panel was manufactured:

• The "H" Mark: The cleanly stamped capital letter "H" visible near the centre is a factory size or shape code used by the KPM technicians to manage kiln configurations and matching frames.

• The Incised Fraction/Numbers: The incised numbers (like the b or numbers nearby) indicate internal production batch codes, date markers, or dimensions.

• The KPM Sceptre (Partially visible/obscured): The circular indentations and blurred texturing near the numbers correspond to where the hallmark-impressed KPM sceptre mark sits. It is very common for these to be partially faint or obscured by plaster/glue residue left behind from when the plaque was originally mounted into its gilded wooden frame.

This is one of two fabulous quality KPM painted porcelain plaques we are offering. Look out for the other.

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