SPECIMEN No. 052770
COLLECTION: Weddings, Cake Topper
FIELD NOTES: Darling porcelain Occupied Japan Bride & Groom Cake Topper
LAB NOTES: Excellent condition for age, no visible damage or repairs. Features heart shaped lips, blue color accents on both figurines. No markings could be Delft porcelain. Each figurine measures 5" Tall x 2" Wide
FUNCTION: Statue, figurine, display specimen. Wedding cake topper
DISCOVERIES: The contemporary wedding cake has grown out of several different ethnic traditions. One of the first traditions began in Ancient Rome where bread was broken over the bride's head to bring good fortune to the couple. In Medieval England cakes were stacked as high as possible for the bride and groom to kiss over. A successful kiss meant they were guaranteed a prosperous life together. From this the Croquembouche was created. The myth behind this cake tells of a Pastry chef, visiting Medieval England who witnessed their tradition of piling sweet rolls between the bride and groom, which they attempted to kiss over without knocking them all down. The pastry chef then went back to France and piled sweet rolls up into a tower to make the first Croquembouche. The modern croquembouche is still very popular in France, where it deals is now common to place the croquembouche tower on a bed of cake and make it a top tier. This traditional French wedding cake is built from Profiteroles and given a halo of spun sugar. And they lived Happily Ever After...
MATERIALS: porcelain, gold leaf paint, hand painted, china
Product code: Vintage Wedding Cake Bride Groom Topper deals Blue White Fine China