{"product_id":"exquisite-19th-century-kpm-berlin-painted-porcelain-plaque","title":"Exquisite 19th Century Kpm Berlin Painted Porcelain Plaque","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19th-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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a beautiful nineteenth-century German KPM porcelain plaque featuring the highly collectible motif commonly titled \"Gute Nacht\" (\"Good Night\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe back mark photograph confirms the authentic production details of the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM) in Berlin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe markings impressed into the raw porcelain paste tell the story of how the blank panel was manufactured:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• The Incised Fraction\/Numbers: The incised numbers (like the b or numbers nearby) indicate internal production batch codes, date markers, or dimensions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is one of two fabulous quality KPM painted porcelain plaques we are offering. Look out for the other.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee Sherman Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57344488178042,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/0626\/6925\/files\/126446.jpg?v=1791094214","url":"https:\/\/leeshermanantiques.com\/products\/exquisite-19th-century-kpm-berlin-painted-porcelain-plaque","provider":"Lee Sherman Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}