"A Rare Blue And White Cane Handle From St Cloud Circa 1720-40"
A rare French soft paste cane handle. Decorated on the side with a 'lambrequin' border. The top is well decorated with a 'dolphin'. Mounted on a malacca cane. Probably Saint-Cloud circa 1720-40.
Handle height; 5.4 cm.
Condition; normal wear to the glaze.
See 'Porcelaines de Saint-Cloud' The collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, P 186 has an illustration of forty-nine cane handles in their collection, none of which feature a dolphin