Pâte-sur-pâte painting. Round, slightly concave, smooth-edged form. In the mirror, a comprehensive depiction of large water lilies on an indicated pond, with two blue-winged damselflies sitting on a leaf. Fine polychrome pâte-sur-pâte and underglaze painting (mass painting). Possibly by Rudolf Hentschel. Form number F 177. Wall hanging on the reverse. Sword mark. Diameter 35 cm. The pâte-sur-pâte technique developed by chemist Dr. J. Heintze in Meissen, as well as the varied color palette of underglaze colors, had a great influence on Meissen Art Nouveau porcelain. Rudolf Hentschel (1869-1951) created numerous designs for landscape, plant, and figurative representations, as well as vessel forms and full-bodied figures. He studied at the Munich Art Academy and the Académie Julian in Paris, and joined the Meissen Manufactory in 1895. Comparable piece in the Bröhan Museum, Vol. V II, No. 4. Meissen porcelain from the 19th and 20th centuries, p. 102, fig. 121. Meissner, in Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 2, 1898, fig. p. 215. A rare Art Nouveau wall plate with decor of water lilies and a beautiful damsel painted in pâte-sur-pâte and underglaze colors. Crossed swords mark. Meissen, circa 1900.