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THE PROPERTY OF CANADIAN COLLECTORS
A BOW SHELL-FORM TWO-TIERED SWEETMEAT STAND
CIRCA 1755-1760
Details
A BOW SHELL-FORM TWO-TIERED SWEETMEAT STAND
CIRCA 1755-1760
The central circular shell raised on a stem encrusted with frit chippings, small shells and coral, radiating three scallop-shell basins with shaded puce rims, the interiors painted with insects and birds in flight among flowering vine, all on a pierced rocky mound base
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
CIRCA 1755-1760
The central circular shell raised on a stem encrusted with frit chippings, small shells and coral, radiating three scallop-shell basins with shaded puce rims, the interiors painted with insects and birds in flight among flowering vine, all on a pierced rocky mound base
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
Exhibited
Toronto, The George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, The Art of Dining, September 1998 - February 1999.