Lot n° 234

8 lithophanes, or Berlin transparancies, 19th c. Porcelain, rectangular plates, 13 x 11 cm; not signed, number on verso, 1 with title "Rheinstein". Good condition.

Estimation : 250 / 450
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
A lithophane (French: lithophanie) is an etched or molded artwork in thin very translucent porcelain that can only be seen clearly when back lit with a light source. [It is a design or scene in intaglio that appears "en grisaille" (in gray) tones. Remarquable pieces, probably German : View on Rheinstein, n. 1478. - Walk through the wood, n. 1194. - 2 children with custodian angel, no. 1963. - Landscape, n. 1468. -  Maid cleaning, n. 1767. - Waiting for the beloved, n. 1583. - Young photographer, n. 1147. - On the seaside, n. 1113).
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