Lot 149 , A Vienna porcelain mythological plate, c.1805, diameter 24.5cm

A Vienna porcelain mythological plate, c.1805, painted to the centre with the reclining semi-nude figure of Diana the Huntress and her sisters, Vesper and Minerva, lilac ground reserved borders painted en-grisaille with cherubs, cornucopia and birds within raised gilt borders on an apricot ground, underglaze blue shield mark and impressed no. 805, diameter 24.5cm
Estimate £200-300

See Victoria and Albert Museum, London , Museum No.334-1902, for a similar plate, the painting attributed to Johann Forstler.

Occasional minor scratch to the enamels, the gilding in very good condition, basically in good condition with no restoration, chips or cracks. Very slight yellow into the glaze on the underside and some black speckling to the unglazed foot.


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Sold for £500