Two small hand-painted cobalt-colored porcelain vases with floral vignettes, created by the Meissen manufactory in the 1930s. The vases rest on four shaped legs formed as animal paws, set on a round pedestal. Each vase has a round, crater-shaped form with a relief pattern around the upper part, encircled in gold. The body of the vases is decorated with a ''Meissen bouquet,'' a floral motif on a white background, elegantly framed in gold. The surface is painted in a continuous cobalt blue. On the bottom, they bear the crossed swords mark, along with the impressed numbers ''427'' and �8� with an inverted Y, and another set with �427� and �37� with an inverted Y.The Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1710 in Germany by King Augustus the Strong, was the first European factory to successfully produce hard-paste porcelain, previously only made in China. Known for its innovation and exceptional craftsmanship, Meissen set the standard for European porcelain with its high-quality tab...