A GROUP OF THREE FRUIT PYRAMIDS
19TH CENTURY
The larger of pomegranates with brown-glazed seeds, resting in a yellow shallow bowl, the smaller two of peaches and pomegranates biscuit-glazed in yellow, brown and green and resting in fluted dishes
8 5/8 and 6¾ in. (21.9 and 17.1 cm.) high (3)
Lot Essay
These porcelain tabletop conceits derive from the Chinese tradition of piling offerings of various sweetmeats on the household altar