Cast-iron clasp, probably for a necklace, the border pierced with beading, in the middle an oval medallion with a cherub adapted from Raphael's Sistine Madonna, on a polished steel plate.

Clasp for a Necklace

Probably Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Berlin

1815-1820

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Small chamberstick of dark blue jasper dip with white relief decoration, the saucer with an outer band of overlapping leaves and in the well a circular pattern of stylized acanthus leaves, the candleholder is blue and white striped and has a series of garlands around the neck, the loop handle of white jasper and with a thumbrest in the form of an acanthus leaf.
Large, heavy round plaque of solid light blue jasperware with applied decoration in white jasperware, in high relief the classical scene of Marsyas seated on a large block draped in an animal skin, his arm around the young Olympe, who himself is draped in an animal skin cloak and holds a flute in each hand.
Small black basalt footed vase resting on a small square plinth decorated on each side with a molded pattern of ovals, the foot and stem engine turned and with a band of overlapping leaves at the edge, the lower body of the vase with graceful acanthus leaves extending upward and on each side a garland of leafy grape vines and bunches of grapes, the two handles are formed of satyr masks, whose conjoined horns curve up and attach to the lip of the vase, above the shoulder and on the neck the decoration is likewise engine turned, the conforming cover is also engine turned and has a ball finial (possibly not original).
Rectangular green jasper plaque with white relief scene of Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides