Antique Royal Vienna Handpainted Porcelain Cabinet Plate Greek Goddess Daphne circa 1890 Decorative Arts In October 1914 he was

In October 1914 he was hospitalized in Doullens during the battle of the Somme and was declared unfit for service in the following March

Although not as widely known as some of his contemporaries

in December 2004 for $7

13" tall X 11" wide X 1

Such gold snuff bottles are exceedingly rare and were only made for the Imperial household and other high ranking officials of the Imperial court

Antique Royal Vienna Handpainted Porcelain Cabinet Plate Greek Goddess Daphne circa 1890 Decorative Arts In October 1914 he wasA fine antique Austrian Royal Vienna handpainted & gilded porcelain cabinet plate, circa 1890. The plate is very finely decorated with a central handpainted scene of the goddess Daphne seated by a steam in a bucolic setting, with her attendant "Silvie". The border of the plate is almost sumptously decorated with raised gilded panels on blue and red ground, the plate is marked to the verso with Royal Vienna's blue beehive mark and the title "Daphne &