Meissen Germany Porcelain Figurine of Boy with Decorated Shell-Shaped Dish of Courtiers

A wonderful Meissen Germany porcelain figurine of a young boy kneeling beside and holding the rim of a shell-shaped dish, decorated on the exterior with flowers and bugs and showing a courtier scene on the interior.  The dish has gold accents and a gold painted rim.

The young boy has finely painted features, a pink cloth to cover the lower part of his body and is kneeling on a white plinth decorated with pink shells and swirl designs.

The underside of the figurine shows the Meissen crossed swords mark.

The figurine measures 5 1/8 inches long x 2 inches wide at the base and stands 4 inches tall.

There is some paint loss on the gold rim of the dish but, overall, the figurine is in very good condition.