A PAIR OF ITALIAN MAIOLICA PLATES

Italian, 19th century, each with a deep rim decorated with putti and masks, one with a figure of Justice holding a sword and scales, the other with Erato, the muse of lyric poetry, holding attributes of a lyric and a book of poetry, each figure flanked by putti bearing tablets with Roman inscriptions, the reverse inscribed in blue 'I.T' ; 37 cm. diameter