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Long, simple silver marrow scoop, or spoon, on one side a long, narrow bowl used to extract marrow from smaller bones, and on the other a shorter, wider bowl used for larger bones, on the reverse of the larger bowl the engraved image of a griffin.
Oval white jasper cameo with unidentified scene
Round basalt medallion with encaustic profile portrait of Dr Daniel Solander (1736-1782), with self-frame. Solander was a Swedish naturalist who studied at the University of Uppsala, taking an M.D Degree later becoming an employee at the British Museum
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.