A DRESDEN HAND PAINTED PORCELAIN PORTRAIT PLATE, "ELEGIE," SIGNED, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, parcel gilt and enameled porcelain with ruffled floriform edge with a pierced lattice  repeating relief flower blooms interspersed by Japonesque pierced flower bloom cartouches, centering a portrait of blue eyed young lady with wintery blue eyes, wearing a gold and red-orange robe, signed, "Wagner," verso a blue underglaze monogram, overglaze blue "Dresden," in black over glaze, "Elegie. déposé." Diameter: 10 1/4" Note: The Dresden underglaze blue mark is for the Carl Thieme factory in Potschappel Germany.

Mild surface wear, some small scratches, and gilt rubbing, but overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS." NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.