Beschreibung:

A Set of Four Russian Porcelain Plates from the Cabinet Service, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg, Periods of Catherine II (1762-1796) and Paul I (1796-1801) of circular, scalloped shape, the center of the plates with views of Italian architectural and historical monuments within a gilded reserve, the border with a chain of purple and blue field flowers against a gilded ground. the first with blue Imperial cypher of Catherine II and the number 4 incised in the paste, the reverse titled Vue dessinée dans les Environs de l'Ancienne Agrigente; the remainder with blue Imperial cypher of Paul I, the reverse of the second titled Vue de monte San Giuliano, le mont Erix des Anciens et d'une partie des Montagnes, the reverse of the third titled Eglise de s. Jean Baptiste des florentins and with 14 incised in the paste; the reverse of the fourth titled Le Vieux Ponte à Florence. diameters 9 5/8 and 9 3/4 in. 24.5 and 24.8 cm