A Doccia gilt-metal-mounted 'déjeuner' circa 1760 the mounts Tuscan, mid 18th Century

the central double Triton sweetmeat stand flanked by two contemporary gilt glass beakers, on a shaped tray (shell dish drilled)

Illustrated by Morazzoni-Levy, Le Porcellane Italiane, Vol II, pl. 262 (without beakers)

shell dish with small drilled hole. Some wear to gilding on glasses.
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A similar déjeuner, mounted as an inkstand, from the collection of King Umberto II, was sold from the Giuseppe Rossi collection, Sotheby's 10th March 1999, lot 528. Another passed through the hands of dealers Lukacs & Donath in 1996, see the catalogue Settecento Europeo e Barocco Toscano, no 47, where the orginal design and intended use of these déjeuners is discussed.