Two similar Vienna-style gold-ground chargers late 19th century

each well painted with a rectangular panel, one with a naked woman presented as a gift to a seated man; the other with 'The Judgment of Midas', with the seated king overseeing the musical contest between Apollo and Pan, indistinctly signed in gilding, indistinct painted titles, shield marks in blue, painted Austria, FD, Wien in blue enamel. One with a small restuck rim chip.

The larger plaque has a minor 3/8 inch repaired chip to the rim edge at 3 o'clock. Otherwise, both are in generally good condition, apart from some occasional very minor rubbing to the gilt rim edges.
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