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Antique English Creamware 18th Century Sweetmeat Platt Menage circa 1780-1790
About the Item
We are thrilled to offer this fabulous large three-tiered 18th-century creamware platt menage, made circa 1780-90 in Staffordshire or Yorkshire, England.
It is a rare and elegant example of 1the finest 8th-century English creamware.
Modeled as three tiers of shell dishes centered around the figure of a flower, the platt menage was made to hold sweet delicacies such as a piece of candy or a small piece of sugar-coated fruit.
The beautiful shells are set on a raised, pierced base with four bands of lovely diamond-shaped piercings (see images).
Just imagine this piece at the center of an 18th-century table!
Dimensions: 14" tall x 10.25" diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $5800
For an image and description, see "Creamware and Other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House, Leeds," "by Peter Walton, page 123, image # 474, where he describes an almost identical two-tier platt menage. "Two tiers of four conjoined scalloped shells separated by a fluted baluster column and s-scrolls and resting on a domed base decorated with applied foliate and pierced openwork panels, surmounted by a vase molded in the form of an opening flower."
When we have a quiet moment in the shop, we sometimes play a game called "If you could have one piece, what would it be?" Hands down, we all chose this piece!
- Attributed to:Leeds Pottery (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Diameter: 10.25 in (26.04 cm)
- Style:Rococo (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Creamware,Molded
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1780
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Katonah, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU866510877923
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