Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Decorative Arts A fine & large antique

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Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Decorative Arts A fine & large antiqueA 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