A MEISSEN (OUTSIDE-DECORATED) LARGE TWO-HANDLED BASKET, the pierced sides applied on the exterior with forget-me-nots, the interior painted with a bouquet on a moulded basket-weave ground (handles repaired, flowers chipped), late 19th Century, cancelled blue crossed swords mark, Pressnummer 35, incised 120 63 -- 16½in. (42cm.) wide.