Item Report
Rococo Revival Gilt Porcelain Decorative Plate
By: Unknown (most commonly anonymous manufacture, possibly marked on reverse)
Style: Rococo Revival, Decorative Porcelain
Origin: Germany or Austria (poss. Bavaria)
Materials: Porcelain with gilt (gold) decoration, transfer-printed image
Age: circa 1950-1970
Condition: Good (significant gold wear, some surface scratches, bright image)
Value: $25 - $60 (auction/liquidation value for similar decorative plates in this condition and style)
Maker's Marks / Writing: The reverse side is not shown, so no mark can be confirmed. Many similar plates are marked 'Bavaria', 'Germany', or bear a company stamp.
Date: 2025-06-12 22:56:04.597607
Description:
This is a Rococo Revival gilt porcelain decorative plate, likely produced in the mid-20th century. The plate features a central transferware scene in the style of Fragonard, depicting an 18th-century romantic courtship scene set within a garden or pastoral landscape. The border is richly gilded with an intricate, lightly embossed floral pattern, and the rim is scalloped with ornamental scrollwork details. Such plates were popular as wall or cabinet decoration, rather than for practical use.
Curator Questions
Curated by Jade
Assessment:
The plate is an attractive example of mid-century European Rococo Revival decorative porcelain, valued primarily for its decorative appeal rather than historical rarity. The gilded surface shows significant age-related wear and some loss of gold, but the central scene remains crisp and colorful. These plates were often imported as souvenir or decorative items and are commonly found in vintage collections.
Individual Images:
whole item
Provenance:
No provenance information provided.
Condition:
Good (significant gold wear, some surface scratches, bright image)
Identification Score: 90%
The form, decoration, and central romantic scene closely match mass-produced Rococo Revival porcelain plates made and exported from Germany or Austria in the mid-20th century. Identification would be more certain with an image of the reverse for marks.
Authenticity Score: 80%
The materials, technique, and wear are consistent with vintage production; however, this is not an 18th-century original but a 20th-century revival piece. The piece appears authentic as a period-correct decorative plate from around the 1950s-1970s.
Image Memory Note
Rococo Revival gilt porcelain plate with transfer image of romantic couple; would benefit from a photo of backstamp to refine origin and maker.
Keywords
Rococo Revival, Gilt Porcelain, Decorative Plate, Transferware, Germany, Austria, 20th Century
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