KPM Porcelain Plaque of Country Girls Reading Letter, 19th Century
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A Berlin KPM porcelain plaque painted by R. Wagner, 19th century, the rectangular plaque painted with a scene of two country girls reading a letter in a courtyard, signed lower right, the reverse with impressed KPM mark with sceptre and incised number 237-158, housed in a fine antique Italian carved and pierced giltwood frame. In good condition as catalogued, length: 39 cm width: 31 cm
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
- Giltwood - Giltwood is used to describe a gold finish on furniture and other decorative wooden items, whereby a thin sheet of gold metal, called gold leaf, is applied to the surface for decorative purposes.
Unlike gilding, where the gold leaf is applied over a coating of gesso, with giltwood the gold leaf is applied direct to the surface, or over a coat of linseed oil gold leaf adhesive.
Most gold-finished mirrors will be gilded, whereas furniture with gold highlights will have the gold applied through the giltwood method.
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