White Porcelain Cherubs Holding Compote Meissen?

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  1. simulant

    simulant Member

    Please help identify this compote! Good enough quality to be Meissen or no? Will let the experts decide :) Thanks as always!


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    simulant, Dec 17, 2023
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  2. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    With those perforations, I'm not sure it should be called a compote/comport? More like some kind of centerpiece bowl, IMHO.
    It doesn't appear as finely made as true Meissen, and the mark doesn't look right... to my inexperienced eye.
    I'm looking forward to the opinions of others here, so I can learn something, too. :)
     
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  3. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    Given all the little holes I doubt it would work as a compote. More likely a potpourri.
     
    Bakersgma, Dec 17, 2023
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  4. sassafras

    sassafras Well-Known Member

    The details aren't sharp enough to be Meissen for my liking.
     
    sassafras, Dec 17, 2023
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  5. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    The crossed swords mark is wrong, but it could be another German factory. I can't recall it unfortunately.
     
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The swords look printed instead of hand-painted; that alone would make me dubious.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I'm with the others, not the finesse of Meissen.
    I also think it is for potpourri.
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 18, 2023
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  8. simulant

    simulant Member

    Thank you everyone! Had my doubts as well, but still a nice piece overall I think.
     
    simulant, Dec 18, 2023
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  9. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    Wouldn't potpourri bits fall through those holes? And why would holes even be necessary for an open potpourri holder?
    It may just be some sort of decorative coffee table item. A few round gold and silver Christmas baubles would look fab in it!
     
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  10. Chris Marshall

    Chris Marshall Well-Known Member

    1970s Made in Macao for a US design retailer which shuttered in 2014.
     
    Chris Marshall, Dec 18, 2023
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  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Possibly. I was thinking of the rose leaf potpourri my mother used to have.

    If it has a function other than decorative, it would have to be something that doesn't need to be scooped out, given the way the top curves in. It doesn't really have the finesse to be purely decorative, but maybe I'm overthinking it.:confused:;)
     
    Any Jewelry, Dec 19, 2023
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  12. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Cool. Asian was my other thought, but I would've said Japan rather than Macao.
     
    kentworld, Dec 19, 2023
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  13. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    I don't doubt your info but can you share the source so we can learn more? Thanks!
     
    bluumz, Dec 19, 2023
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  14. Chris Marshall

    Chris Marshall Well-Known Member

    Not yet. I don't want to ruin one of my featured additions for my website's 20th on Feb 1st :)
     
    Chris Marshall, Dec 21, 2023
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  15. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Congrats on the upcoming 20th anniversary Chris!
     
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  16. bluumz

    bluumz Quite Busy

    I didn't know you had a website. :)
    How about a link to the current one?
     
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  17. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

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