Cigarette Box with Cover

Designed by Erling B. "Eric" Olsen, Wedgwood

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Sacrifice to Hymen, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, After a model by John Flaxman, Jr., Based on an engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi, cast iron
Small rectangular, enameled copper box the lid and sides painted in a gilt lattice work pattern with floral sprays on the sides, the lid with an oval reserve in which is painted the half-length portrait of a woman, with gilt metal mounts.
Figure of Harlequin seated on a tree stump on small base decorated with green leaves and colorful flowers, wearing a gray hat, his costume half yellow and half checkered in shades of blue, red, and black, wearing underneath a white shirt with ruffled collar and cuffs, his left hand is raised to his face, thumbing his nose, while his right hand twists the tail of a monkey, which is pinned under his right leg
Wars of Liberation, 1813-15, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Berlin, cast iron