Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Redo The sides having brass carrying

The sides having brass carrying handles and the chest is raised on turned bun feet

A fine and rare 17th century Greek Orthodox Icon

Below each portrait is a complex ormolu 'ribbon' surmounting a large porcelain plaque

Île-de-France

The censer is finely decorated with a pair of dragons chasing a flaming pearl surrounded by cloud motifs

Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Redo The sides having brass carryingA very good pair of antique mid 19th century Meissen porcelain compotes or footed bowls, circa 1850. The bowls are very finely made of open pierced work, with a band of diamond shaped cut out reticulations, these are punctuated with five ornate Rococo cartouches containing brightly colored hand painted flower sprays surrounded by Rococo gilding, there are a number of corresponding floral sprays to the center of the bowl too. The exterior of the bowl