Two small porcelain vases with caryatid handles (one with pâte-sur-pâte painting), Meissen, 1860 - 1924 Porcelain, painted in color, partially painted gold. On a square base. One vase with a cobalt blue background, the front and back of the wall with putti in fine pâte-sur-pâte painting. The other vase with polychrome flower bouquets. Two caryatid handles on each side. The underside with sword mark, model no. "K47" and impressed mark "18". White-ground vase restored (arms, wall), one hand broken off the cobalt blue vase. Height 14.5 cm. Condition: II - III

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