Majolica Waterlily Cake Stand navy stripe Bronze bases

Bronze bases

Crafted from luxurious velvet

hand-applied floral elements

This wall-mounted towel rack is a prime example of luxurious utilitarian design of the period

Booth Tarkington's 1916 sequel to Penrod

Majolica Waterlily Cake Stand navy stripe Bronze basesMajolica, a richly colored, heavy earthenware pottery that is coated with a bright, opaque tin glaze shines on this cake stand. The surface is modelled in high relief with waterlily leaves in soft green glaze, their veining carved with precision. A single pink waterlily bloom floats at the centre. The scalloped rim follows the natural curve of the leaves, mimicked in the small footed base. 9D x 2. 5H