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PICTURE PLATE WITH VIEW OF JENA - PICTURE PLATE WITH VIEW OF JENA. KPM. Berlin. Date: Ca. 1832-1837. Technique: Porcelain, partially rosé-coloured ground, enriched in polychrome and gold. Description: Form: Antique smooth with pearl rim. Mirror view of Jena with St. Michael's Church in the background. Measurement: Ø 24,5cm. Mark: Sceptre mark painted blue under glaze, red imperial orb with KPM, painter's mark, incised mark ”III”, embossed number '32'. Literature: Exhib. cat. Raffinesse & Eleganz: Königliche Porzellane des frühen 19. Jahrhunderts aus der Twinight Collection New York. Munich 2007, p. 338f., cat. no. 107. The plates in this series (see also lots 556, 557 and 559), executed in high-quality miniature painting, depict various locations in Thuringia and their landmarks with topographical accuracy. Despite slight variations in the gold ornamentation on the rim, they undoubtedly belong to the same service. No source references have been handed down regarding either the client or the occasion for which the plates were ordered. Three further plates of identical shape with views of Altenstein, Meiningen and Bad Liebenstein are in the Twinight Collection, New York. The authorship of the graphic templates for the plates is attributed to the landscape painter August Wilhelm Ferdinand Schirmer. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Germany: 30,25 Euro plus 5,75 Euro VAT EU: 46,22 Euro plus 8,78 Euro VAT Worldwide: 92,44 Euro plus 17,56 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue KPM Germany Porcelain Biedermeier (Charles X) Dish