A Berlin plaque of the Five Senses, late 19th century


A Berlin plaque of the 'Five Senses', late 19th century Decorated by Rudolf Dittrich, signed l.r., after the painting by H. Makart, titled on the reverse, with five vertical panels depicting a nude lady in a landscape holding objects emblematic of the senses, gilt trellis-like bands between, within a giltwood frame, the plaque: 29 x 48.5cm; the frame: 39.8 x 56cm, impressed sceptre and KPM mark, impressed symbols, incised 485 and 290 Footnotes: Hans Makart (1840-1884) was an Austrian academic painter. 'The Five Senses', circa 1872-1879, is now in the collection of the Belvedere Museum, Vienna. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com


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