Bowl

Hans Henrik Hansen for, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory

1931-1938

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Oval black basalt medallion with relief portrait of Johan de Witt 1625 1672 facing left Born at Dort the son of Jacob de Witt who strongly opposed William III Prince of Orange Johan as head of the Republican party sought to abolish the office of stadtholder and a secret article in the treaty between Cromwell and de Witt which terminated the war between England and Holland His brother Cornelis falsely accused of conspiracy against the life of the Stadtholder William was imprisoned Jan visited him in prison where both men were attacked and killed by the mob This relief is modelled by John Flaxman Sr in about 1782
Small white soft paste porcelain tea bowl of blanc de chine type with molded prunus decoration on the exterior
Priam Begs for the Body of his Son Hector Royal Prussian Iron Foundry Gleiwitz After a Wedgwood model attributed to John Flaxman Jr model about 1789 cast iron
Plate Wedgwood Queens ware