Antique Signed Vienna Style Porcelain Hand Painted Cabinet Plate after H. Zatzka

Entitled “Eingeheimer Auftrag”, which translates in English as “A Secret Assignment”.

Depicted in the central cartouche is an image of a young woman being attended to by a cherub/putti. The woman is seated at the edge of a garden and appears to be making a request of the cherub who is leisurely perched on the rail fence with a pensive look.

Signed to the lower right ‘H. Zutzka’.

The rim of the bowl is richly decorated with two-toned raised gold decoration and gold jeweling on a light blue to turquoise ground.

Simply a top shelf antique cabinet plate!

Date:
Early 20th Century

Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.

Condition Details:
There are some tiny spots of loss to the gold jeweling here & there and some minor rubbing to the gilding. There are a few noticeable scratches in the left side of the center of the plate, and a small firing flaw at the top of the scene that’s painted over with a leaf. Otherwise, there are some very fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Artist:
after Hans Zatzka

Pattern:
Ein geheimer Auftrag

Marks:
Marked to the base with a blue underglaze beehive mark / Germany / Eingeheimer Auftrag

Measurements:
Diameter: ca. 9 1/2 in.
Height: ca. 1 1/8 in.