This elegant set of 18 Severs plates are made of soft-past porcelain with blue ground underglaze, polychrome enamels, and gilding. The decoration is very elaborate and consists of a series of concentric circles encircling the plate, each of which is a distinct design. Describing the plate from its middle to the outside, a small, solid grey circle with a four leaves crossed in an X-shape marks the center.  A broad band of gilding, punctuated by rows of many, alternating small blue dots, encircles the grey center. This gilded band is rimmed toward the outside with a grey border. Next, a thin dark blue ring has gilded, connected s-shapes with small branch-like ornaments ribboning around the plate. Next a ring of white porcelain background displays a series of small wreaths, pink flower wreaths alternating with green leaf wreaths. The white porcelain is bordered on both sides by a gilded ring with a row of small blue dots on one side and a scalloped edge on the other. A repeat of the thin dark blue ring with gilded s-shapes is the next rim and finally, the outermost rim consists of a thin plain white porcelain strip with gilded edges on both sides. The bottom of the plate is plain white porcelain with the Sevres factory marking in the center, a “Q” denoting the letter given for the year, 1769, and a “t” which is thought to be the mark of the painter.