Paris, mid-19th century, transfer, hand-painted and gilt decoration, marked and titled on the undersides, one bowl depicts the ruins of the ancient theater in Taorminum, Sicily while the other has a scene from Greek mythology.

9 1/8 in. diameter

Private estate of a lady, who worked for 20 years in the cosmetics department of Saks Fifth Avenue in Chicago, before retiring to Southern Pines, NC

The scenes on both plates have small pinholes of paint loss.

$200 - 300