A SAINT-CLOUD MINIATURE SILVER-MOUNTED COVERED BOWL AND STAND
Circa 1735
The silver rim stamped with an indistinct décharge mark, perhaps of a dog’s head used in Paris from 1732-38
The bowl 4.8 cm diam., the stand 7.5 cm diam.
Miniatures and toys were used in the play and education of children, where etiquette and function could be learnt. However, doll’s or ‘baby’ houses, as they were sometimes called, were not only the preserve of children in the 18th century, also fashionable ladies delighted in rich and elaborate miniature interiors.
Condition:
Good condition
Provenance:
Madame Bernheim Collection
Christie’s, Paris, 27 May 2004, lot 185
Dragesco-Cramoisan
SOLD
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