Old porcelain photograph "The Man with the Tie"

An old oval photoceramic depicting an elderly man in a suit, wearing a horseshoe-shaped tie pin. The gradual deterioration of the image has created a mottled grain and a partially erased face that gives the portrait a mysterious, almost spectral presence. The white border is simply highlighted with a discreet gold fillet.

✦ Estimated period: circa 1930-1950
✦ Provenance: Europe
✦ Dimensions: approx. 15 × 10.5 cm
✦ Material: porcelain
✦ Condition: Patinated portrait with discoloration, mottled appearance, and loss of contrast; wear on the gold fillet and small old traces

A striking old mortuary portrait on porcelain, whose singular patina will appeal to lovers of anonymous photographs, funerary art, and curiosities.