An Assembled Set of Twelve Chinese Export Royal Armorial 'Catherine the Great' Plates Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Circa 1785 | 清乾隆 約1785年 粉彩俄羅斯女皇嘉芙蓮二世紋章圖盤十二件

for the Russian market, in two sets, the first set of eight painted in the center with the imperial Russian double-headed eagle charged on the breast with Saint George and the dragon; the second set of four similarly decorated but in sepia and gilding

diameter 9 5/8 in., 24.2 cm