Lot Essay
Eduard Fuchs and Paul Heiland, Die Deutsche Fayence-Kultur, Munich, p. 139, tafel 64 for the Strasbourg model on which the present sweetmeat stand is based
THE SURTOUT-DE-TABLE CIRCA 1750 AND POSSIBLY HCHST OR FULDA, THE SWEETMEAT STAND OF LATER DATE
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A CONTINENTAL FAIENCE SURTOUT-DE-TABLE AND A SWEETMEAT STAND
The surtout-de-table circa 1750 and possibly Hchst or Fulda, the sweetmeat stand of later date
The surtout-de-table of shaped oval form with moulded sides, painted in shades of pink, blue, yellow and green with loose bouquets and scattered flowers, the sweetmeat stand as a silver-shaped dish supported on the heads of four dolphin-footed caryatids raised on a conforming stepped base
19in. (50cm.) long, the surtout-de-table; 9in. (23.5cm.) high and 9.5/8in. (24.4cm.) long, the sweetmeat stand (2)
The surtout-de-table circa 1750 and possibly Hchst or Fulda, the sweetmeat stand of later date
The surtout-de-table of shaped oval form with moulded sides, painted in shades of pink, blue, yellow and green with loose bouquets and scattered flowers, the sweetmeat stand as a silver-shaped dish supported on the heads of four dolphin-footed caryatids raised on a conforming stepped base
19in. (50cm.) long, the surtout-de-table; 9in. (23.5cm.) high and 9.5/8in. (24.4cm.) long, the sweetmeat stand (2)