Property from a Private Collection, Savannah, GA

Description:

Set of 10 Royal Vienna Hand-Painted Plates, 19th Century, the 10 plates decorated with gilt swags and pierced rims with central hand painted classical scenes against a cobalt blue ground, all marked with Royal Vienna Blue glazed beehive stamp, 6 titled on versos, including 'Rinaldo a Armida', 'Aglaia a Amor gefesselt', 'Paris, Venus a Helena', 'Amors Unterricht', 'Venus a Juno', and 'Amor a Cephisa', the other 4 untitled.

Measurements: Diameter: 9 3/8 in.

Condition:

Good condition, light wear and scratches, particularly to gilt frame around central images, some minor areas of loss to gilt, the 'Paris, Venus a Helena' plate with star form hairline crack.

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