A rare set of charger plates with characters from Gogol's "Dead Souls"

A RARE SET OF SEVEN PLAQUES DEPICTING CHARACTERS FROM NIKOLAI GOGOL’S NOVEL "DEAD SOULS", KUZNETSOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, EACH WITH HAND-PAINTED PORTRAITS OF THE HEROES ON A WHITE GLOSSY GROUND, DIAMETER: 31.2 CM (12 1/4 INCHES), BLUE FACTORY MARK ON THE BASE. NOTE: Please be advised that if you intend to bid during the auction, the first session (Asian and Russian Fine and Decorative Arts) begins at 10:00 AM New York time and continues from Lot 1 through Lot 254. The second session (European, American, and International Fine and Decorative Arts) begins at 3:00 PM New York time and continues from Lot 500 through Lot 676. We sell approximately 70 lots per hour.