The "Horn of Plenty" of the table as once displayed for royal dinners at the Royal Palace of Amsterdam. It is made of sugar in order to impress the distinguished guests of the time, as sugar was quite an expensive commodity in the 18th century. Holland and the Netherlands maritime commerce facilitated an abundance of sugar in the royal court as well as in the development of quite a sophisticated confectionery tradition in the various cities of the country. #photography #Amsterdam #sugar https://www.statesofsplendor.com