Mennecy Attributed Soft Paste Porcelain Cane Handle

Lot: 3114

Circa 1740.
Tau form bar handle, incised with shallow ovals to top and underside, painted in iron red, blue, and green with Chinoiserie style floral and foliate designs. Each end with a single flowerhead to each closed end.
Approximate dimensions: 4 L. x 2 H. x 3/4 D..
Provenance: Historic Filoli Estate, Woodside, CA.
Condition: Two shallow chips to either end, various black dots of frit museum wax to interior.
For a comparable example, see a cane handle in the Victoria Albert Museum, accession number c.131-1940.

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