Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Sold The Buddha seated upon a

The Buddha seated upon a triangular shaped base with lotus decoration

to the center is a fall front writing surface enclosing a fitted interior with a series of drawers

He next studied with Giovanni Battista Crespi and Giulio Cesare Procaccini

& North Africa

Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Sold The Buddha seated upon aA 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