Cruet Stand
ca. 1765 (made)
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Cruet stand of hard-paste porcelain. Oval, with sockets for two cruets, and a scroll handle at each end; on the top and sides are rococo scrolls in relief painted in enamel colours and gilt, and on the sides four landscapes in colours; insects and sprays of flowers decorate the remaining surface.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Cruet stand of hard-paste porcelain, decorated with rococo scrolls in relief and painted in enamel colours and gilt, Höchst porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1765 |
| Physical description | Cruet stand of hard-paste porcelain. Oval, with sockets for two cruets, and a scroll handle at each end; on the top and sides are rococo scrolls in relief painted in enamel colours and gilt, and on the sides four landscapes in colours; insects and sprays of flowers decorate the remaining surface. |
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| Object history | Bought (Bandinel Collection). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. German porcelain London: Faber and Faber, 1947, Pl. 28B, p. 22. |
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| Accession number | 2889-1853 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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