D1922. Set of Six Polychrome and Gilded Petit Feu Heart-Shaped Sweetmeat Dishes
Delft, circa 1740
Each heart-shaped dish in finely painted petit feu colors with a different landscape scene of two people conversing and a seated figure, which flank a large tree, buildings and mountains in the background. The inner border of the well painted with a purple and salmon scrollwork band and the outer border with two large floral sprigs and two flitting insects
Diameter
23.5 cm. (9.2 in.) (whole set)