LATE 19TH CENTURY, FINELY PAINTED  "RUTH", AFTER CHARLES LANDELLE, PORCELAIN PLAQUE. POSSIBLY KPM. IMPRESSED 42 WITH  (WHAT APPEARS TO BE), SCEPTRE MARK. STAMPED WITH BLUE INK DRESDEN AND CARRYING PAPER IMPORT STAMP FRANCE. RECTANGULAR PLAQUE SIGNED LOWER RIGHT FR. TILL DRESDEN. MEASURING 4 1/2" X 3 1/2".  

RUTH IS A BIBLICAL BEAUTY IN GREY SHIFT AND WHITE HEADSCARF HOLDING A BUNDLE OF WHEAT WITH A FIELD AND OCEAN BACKGROUND. PLAQUE AND PORTRAIT IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION. HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED.

FITTED WITH ORIGINAL PERIOD, FLORENTINE GILTWOOD AND GESSO FRAME. MEASURING APPROX. 15"X13". IN A RENAISSANCE  INTERPRETATION.  PREVIOUS OLD RESTORATION AND REPAIRS. MISSING PIECES. WILL BENEFIT FROM RECONSTRUCTIVE RESTORATION. ( MORE IMAGES UPON REQUEST)

FRANZ TILL WORKED FOR KPM, VIENNA PORCELAIN CO. AND MEISSEN. AN ARTIST WHO SPECIALIZED IN PORTRAIT AND MINIATURE PAINTING ON PORCELAIN.  THE PORTRAIT MAY HAVE BEEN PAINTED OVER A FAINT PHOTOGRAPH BASE, A TECHNIQUE OF THE TIME.