Carl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1771-1820), Austrian Field Marshal

Luigi Pichler

First quarter of the 19th century

Pichler was professor of engraving at the Academy of Art in Vienna from 1818 to 1850.

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Large figural group of white earthenware and highlighted sparsely with bright enamels modeled in the manner of 18th-century Staffordshire figures of a bride and groom with a flower girl and ring bearer, the bride is pregnant and holds a large bouquet at waist height, the groom holds a hat in his right hand, the young boy blows his nose on the bride's veil, behind the couple is a tree with flowering branches and on the reverse are animals such as a squirrel, a bird's nest with three chicks and a mother bird, and a rabbit amongst the foliage; incised in the trunk of the tree are two hearts with an arrow through them and the initials of Josiah Wedgwood V and others who contributed to the production of the piece.
Tall, square, covered jar of beige speckled stoneware, the surface glaze an irregular, creamy, light tan color covered with random brown speckles, incised in the body on one side is the image of two men with a horse, the neck short, the cover small and round with a bull finial.
Large oval basalt medallion with profile portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) facing right, decorated by Albert H. Bentley.
Covered vase of solid light blue jasper with a darker jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration, ovoid in shape on a round foot decorated with overlapping acanthus leaves, the lower body with elongated acanthus leaf motifs, the main body stippled and with applied classical figures in various scenes, including a sacrifice, classically draped women with a winged cupid, a classical woman seated on rocks in a landscape, and a classically draped woman with a young child, with a band of oak leaves and acorns around the truncated shoulder, the cover with acanthus leaves and lotus motifs, with mushroom finial.