Lot Essay
A very similar tureen, cover and stand of this rare form, formerly in the Moreau-Gobard Collection, is illustrated by M. Beurdeley, op.cit., 1962, p.162, cat.no.58.
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A VERY RARE PAIR OF 'MELON AND SQUIRREL' TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS
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Each fruit-shaped box naturalistically modelled and enamelled in shades from red and pink to lemon-yellow and lime-green, the cover surmounted by a portly squirrel chewing a leafy branch of red berries, the stand similarly decorated with a melon surrounded by squirrels among vine, the foliate rim with geometric dragon-scrolls, some restoration
the stands 8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide (2)
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Each fruit-shaped box naturalistically modelled and enamelled in shades from red and pink to lemon-yellow and lime-green, the cover surmounted by a portly squirrel chewing a leafy branch of red berries, the stand similarly decorated with a melon surrounded by squirrels among vine, the foliate rim with geometric dragon-scrolls, some restoration
the stands 8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide (2)