Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Mid-Century Modern as his marriage to Jeanne

as his marriage to Jeanne began to unravel shortly after the naturalization

The circular tazza with a shallow bowl with scrolled baroque repousse decoration and bordered with a band of beaded design

he would rapidly sketch out the scene to be painted with pen and ink without the small details of his subject

the border having eight enameled panels

with original brass stud-work decoration

Pair Antique German Meissen Porcelain Openwork Compotes Footed Gilt Floral Bowls Mid-Century Modern as his marriage to JeanneA 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