Ceramic (porcelain) painting of "Montespan"and other

[KRP712]

Not sure what these are exactly or what to describe them as. I have an antique guy I deal with, I'll check with him tomorrow. Maybe some of the great minds here can give me an idea of what I'm dealing with and what they're potentially worth. I could find notta in my research. So I enclosed the images, the backsides both look the same with the same signature. Thanks for the help guys, and happy hunting!!

 

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[mrs.oroblanco]

Hi, can't help you with your find, but I know a little about Mme Montespan. Her whole title was Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise of Montespan. (commonly called Madame de Montespan) Born in 1640, died in 1707. She was painted by many, but one of the more famous, was the painting done by Pierre Mignard around 1670, Maybe, he also did the other one. (I really cannot read the name).

Mrs.O

 

[Mackaydon]

This picture appeared in a book entitled "Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan" written by herself and published in 1899. You can read it here: MEMOIRS OF MADAME DE MONTESPAN
and if you scroll down a few pages, you'll see this pic.
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[Mackaydon]

Here's more: [h=1]Francoise Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart. Madame de Montespan, 1640-1707. Mistress of Louis XIV. The Etching of Montgespan by Mercier after the painting by Petitot. From the book ' Lady Jackson's Works, Old Paris I, It's Court and Literary Salons' Published London 1..[/h]Source: Francoise Athenais de Rochechouart de Mortemart Madame de Montespan... News Photo 113627059 | Getty Images
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