Catherine the Great at Adams, Chinese jade at Sheppards

Among a number of dinner services are fine examples of Herend porcelain and a Limoges service by Dior

Chinese green jade scholars stand at Sheppards.

Limited-edition Wedgwood plates with views commissioned by Catherine the Great are among the lots at the James Adam At Home sale in Dublin next Wednesday (June 14). Catherine, who reigned as Empress from 1762-1796 after overthrowing her husband, greatly extended the borders of Russia and annexed Crimea (old habits die hard). She corresponded with Voltaire for 15 years and the magnificent Hermitage Museum started out as her personal collection.

The Frog dinner and dessert service with 50 settings and 944 pieces was commissioned from Wedgwood and completed in 1774. Most of it is now at The Hermitage. Nine modern limited edition Frog service plates by Wedgwood with six Coalport strawberry plates and six Limoges crescent vegetable dishes form lot 433 at Adams with an estimate of €100-€200. They are among lots of interesting pieces at timed online sales at James Adam in Dublin and Sheppards in Durrow next week.