Two large Meissen flower-encrusted pot pourri vases, covers and stands third quarter 19th century

each of inverted pear form, painted on one side with a Watteauesqe scene and on the other with a flower arrangement, all within a border of applied flowers and fruits, the shoulders set with twig handles, the foot of one applied with a cherub and the other with a maiden, the vases and stands with crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue and incised numerals 2745, the vases with impressed numeral 1 and the stands with impressed numeral 54.

There is some restoration to the applied flowers and leaves overall as well as some minor small chips. There is minor restoration to the wings of both cherubs. All the restoration is very well done.
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A pair of similar vases are illustrated by Laurence Mitchell in Meissen, Collector's Catalogue, color pl. 34, pp. 46-47. A pair of comparable vases were sold at Christie's London, May 18, 2010, lot 438 and at Christie's New York, October 29, 2002, lot 364.