"The Visit" Porcelain Plaque by Franz Defregger from Fischer and Mieg RARE!

Franz Defregger painted porcelain plaque by Fischer and Mieg.  Entitled "Der Besuch" or The Visit.  This plaque is after an the original oil painting by Defregger (1835-1921) also titled Der Besuch.  The painting depicts parents with their young child talking to two women visitors.  

The Plaque measures approximately 12 inches diameter and the frame measures 22 1/8 inches square. The base of the plaque is signed "Der Besuch von F. Defregger.  It also has an incised mark, ''F&M'', for Fischer and Mieg. It dates from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century.