A GROUP OF THREE ROYAL VIENNA STYLE GILT AND ENAMEL DECORATED PORCELAIN CABINET PLATES, GERMANY, CIRCA 1890-1910, the group with cobalt blue glazed rims with gilt and beaded decoration, at the cavatto a broad burnished gilt band with raised beaded borders, the centers with hand embellished transfer printed decoration of classical subjects including "Hercules at the Crossroads," after Pompeo Batoni (Italian 1708-1787), signed in red on the front "A. Wagner," the subject identified on the back in red "MINERVA AND HERKULES," together with over glaze bildenshield mark; "The Rape of Europa," after Paolo Veronese (Italian 1528-1588), signed in red on the front, the subject identified on the back in red "RAUB DER EUROPA," together with over glaze bildenshield mark; and a group including Demeter, Victoria, and Bacchus, signed in red on the front, the subject identified on the back in red "CERES," together with over glaze bildenshield mark, impressed "1881, 27." height: 1 1/8", diameter: 10 3/4"

All three in overall good condition, minor rubbing and scratching to the broad burnished gilt bands, wrinkling to transfer printed centers.

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