Royal Vienna Charger, Sixtinische Madonna

CHARGER. Very fine monumental Royal Vienna porcelain charger, Sixtinische Madonna, the center is a painting of Madonna and child after Raphael, it has a chased gilt frame on a textured gold ground, the broad rim has an elaborate decorative scheme; there are arches with scenes of putti en grisaille on a sky blue ground, each framed in tooled gilt and a beaded trim, in between these scenes are heads of putti with wings on a gold ground with a differently crafted gilt frame on a maroon ground with gilt laurels, a tour de force, Royal Vienna mark on the back and titled "Sixtinische Madonna", very good condition, small hairline at center, 26 1/4" w x 2 7/8" h.