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Lot 186

A Berlin plaque of Yum Yum, late 19th century

18 June 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Berlin plaque of Yum Yum, late 19th century

Painted by Wagner, signed l.l., after Conrad Kiesel, the reverse inscribed 'Yum Yum', depicting a lady in Japanese dress, the plaque: 20.5cm by 15cm, impressed sceptre mark and KPM, impressed 150 203, various incised symbols

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After the painting by Conrad Kiesel, depicting Yum Yum, a character from the opera 'The Mikado' by Gilbert and Sullivan.

Another plaque by Wagner depicting the same subject was sold at Sotheby's Belgravia on 17 April 1975, and is illustrated in W. Neuwirth, Porzellanmaler-Lexikon 1840-1914 (1977), vol. II, p. 331.

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