Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Redo A fine and rare 17th

A fine and rare 17th century Greek Orthodox Icon

The cushions have the early Knoll Associates label

Île-de-France

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

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

Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Redo A fine and rare 17thA 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