Candlestick

Germany

About 1820

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Large covered cream cullier, or vase, of plain creamware with a pearl glaze, of baluster shape after Chinese examples, the domed cover with ball finial (the finial not original to the cover).
Miniature covered sugar of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, the body baluster shaped and decorated with tiny relief scenes including, Bellerophon watering Pegasus, Apollo and Cupid, a pair of classical figures, Antonia, a classical female by a tree, and Zeus, the cover with acanthus leaves and mushroom finial, the interior is glazed.
Small cast-iron seal, or signet, with an ornate grip and an oval plate engraved with a shield and feathered helmet and the initial "D", designed to hang on a chain.
Creamware jelly mold core in the shape of an obelisk on a flat base with raised edge to contain a cover (missing), each side is hand-painted with different green, leafy flowering vines with red, purple, pink and blue flowers.