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Late 19th century

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Blue jasper vase with white relief medallions with Classical figures and swags, cover missing
A Conquered Province, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron
Small oval portrait medallion of black basalt with the bust of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American statesman and printer, to left, with the name FRANKLIN below the truncation.
Large, bulky vase of dark tan stoneware with short foot and neck, the main body completely covered with prism-shaped "prongs" that extend from the body creating a rough, uneven, prickly surface, this covered by a creamy, thick and opaque, light blue, bubbly glaze that runs down the body and over the prongs, the edges thereof and around the neck partially blackish in color, giving the impression of burnt lava, a bit of the glaze runs over the lip and into the interior leaving the edge of the neck glaze free, the foot likewise glaze free.