A Rouen faïence cruet stand c.1705-20, the oval form painted in blue and black with a dense floral and foliate ground around arcaded panels. the sides applied with lion mask handles, the top set with two large holes and two smaller, 27.3cm across. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, Accession No. 17.190.1762a-e for the same shape in petit feu enamels.