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1875-1900

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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
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.
Obverse: Bust almost front. Reverse: Citadel of Antwerp with laurel wreath and cost of arms.
Simple, small silver chamber candlestick with attached snuffer, the well round with beaded edge, the edge of the C-scroll handle/snuffer holder likewise beaded, the urn-shaped candleholder raised on an open pedestal that would have held a fire starter or match, the upper flared rim of the candleholder likewise with beaded edge and the foot decorated with bright-cut engraving, the conical snuffer fits into the holder with an L-shaped hook and has a beaded edge.