A pair of Meissen flower-encrusted pot-pourri vases and covers circa 1750

each of campana-form body, the front and reverse painted with colourful flowers, neck and shoulder applied with flower and fruit branches growing around the handles, the handles modelled with figures of Harlequin and companion, and as a hunting couple respectively, each figure standing on a console moulded with rocaille scrolls, the pierced cover with a flower bud

Huntsman's left hand and gun restored, toe of boot missing, a few leaves and branches restored, petals with typical minor losses, Halequin's foot and tip of slapstick restored.
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