Lot Essay
For a very similar single sweetmeat dish from the Mildred R. and Rafi Y. Mottahedeh Collection see Howard & Ayers, op. cit., vol. II, p. 568, later sold Sotheby's, New York, 19 October 2000, lot 363.
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CIRCA 1765
Details
A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE SWEETMEAT DISHES
CIRCA 1765
Each formed as three shells painted with bouquets, spearhead borders, raised on three small feet, the dolphin handles rising from enamelled waves
7½ in. (19 cm.) wide, overall (2)
CIRCA 1765
Each formed as three shells painted with bouquets, spearhead borders, raised on three small feet, the dolphin handles rising from enamelled waves
7½ in. (19 cm.) wide, overall (2)
Literature
D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, pp. 130-131, pl. 135