Each enameled at the center with the famous mythological scene showing the seated Paris handing Venus the golden apple while Juno, Minerva, and Cupid look on, a dog and peacock at their feet, a band of gilt rocaille scrollwork at the border
9 in. (23 cm.) diameter

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 24 January 1990, lot 349 (a plate).
D. M. & P. Manheim; New York; Christie's, New York, 2 February 1991, lot 42 (a plate).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 1 December 1997, lot 410 (a plate).
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

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Popular in classical times, the story of the 'Judgment of Paris' enjoyed a great revival in the Renaissance and later, providing as it did a high-minded purpose for the painting of three female nudes. It was painted by European artists from Rubens to Renoir; 18th-century prints were taken to China where it became one of the most broadly painted subjects for export porcelain.