27. A large Doccia ceremonial knob or handle, circa 1745 Of lobed shape, the bottom section painted with large flowers over iron-red and gilt trellis panels alternating with plain panels surrounded by scattered insects, the top hexagonal section moulded with polychrome flying putti holding foliage and grapes with similar iron-red and gilt trellis panels alternating with panels decorated with blue clouds, 11cm high, (fragment, some rubbing) Provenance Sold at Bonhams, London, 7 July 2022, lot 129 Literature Biancalana, Alessandro, Porcellane Ginori a Doccia. La stanza delle meraviglie di casa Colli, 2023, p. 472, cat. 115. Biancalana (op. cit., p. 472) attributes this cane handle to the Anreiter family of painters on account of the panels outlined in black as well as the naturalistically depicted flowers, reminiscent of Saxon and Viennese wares.