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Two Continental Porcelain Painted Plaques

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Decorative Arts Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Two Continental Porcelain Painted Plaques
<B>Two Continental Porcelain Painted Plaques</B></I><BR><BR>After Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805-1873)<BR>Circa 1855<BR>Porcelain, enamel<BR>Marks: signed lower right on woman <I>M. Durant 1855 / d'aprs Winterhalter,</B></I> paper label on reverse of man for <I>L. Pottet / Paris</B></I><BR>8.25 in. x 6.75 in. (each)<BR><BR>The pair of portrait plaques depicting Emperor Napoleon III and his Empress, Eugnie after portraits by F.X. Winterhalter, each set against a red drape, in oval gilt frames2 <BR><BR><B>Condition Report:</B> Normal signs of wear as appropriate with age and small flaws to frames, not examined outside of the frames