the cavetto finely painted with a scene of the Judgement of Paris with Paris in a Phrygian cap holding the golden apple, the border with a series of flowerheads and foliate ornament within two wide gold bands, the foot gilded, the reverse inscribed Paris et venus in black overglaze, with 19 or 12 incised in paste near the foot

some minimal wear to gilding, slight stacking wear around the edge of the cavetto
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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The plate in the offered lot and lot 163 are part of a still unidentified dessert service, with the cavettos painted after contemporary canvases by artists such as Angelica Kauffmann and others, all in the fashionable Neoclassical taste. For additional examples, see Sotheby’s London, 17 July 1999, lots 293-295, illustrated, and a plate with a copy after Kauffmann’s “The Punishment of Cupid” in N.B. von Wolf (ed. T.N. Nosovich), Imperatorskii farforovyi zavod, 1744-1904, St. Petersburg, 2003, unpaginated insert opposite p. 112.