A PAIR OF MEISSEN (MARCOLINI) PORCELAIN PIERCED FOOTED BASKETS
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND STAR MARKS, AFTER THE MODEL BY J.C. SCHÖNHEIT
Each oval body pierced with a frieze of S-scrolls and overall enriched with gilt, centered by a cartouche of painted floral sprays at either side and flanked by ram's head handles, the upper rim with a ribbon-tied foliate swag, raised on four paw feet, a similar ribbon-tied foliate suspended from loops at each knee
14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) wide, over handles
A PAIR OF MEISSEN (MARCOLINI) PORCELAIN PIERCED FOOTED BASKETS
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND STAR MARKS, AFTER THE MODEL BY J.C. SCHÖNHEIT
Each oval body pierced with a frieze of S-scrolls and overall enriched with gilt, centered by a cartouche of painted floral sprays at either side and flanked by ram's head handles, the upper rim with a ribbon-tied foliate swag, raised on four paw feet, a similar ribbon-tied foliate suspended from loops at each knee
14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.) wide, over handles