Small trumpet vase of white hard-paste porcelain made to commemorate World War I, the front decorated in underglaze blue with the image of a radiant Iron Cross and the date 1914, the reverse with a small three-leaf oak branch and acorn below the date 1914-1916, with narrow blue bands below the lip, around the lower body, and at the foot.

Commemorative Vase

Royal Porcelain Manufactory Meissen

1916

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Large, heavy beer pump handle of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, the body with on one side the muse Urania, muse of astronomy, and on the other the muse Melpomene, muse of tragedy, between them are dividers comprised of acanthus leaves and anthemion motifs.
Round dark blue jasper cameo with white relief scene of two classical figures, one seated in front of tree with the other behind
Tall, plain silver coffeepot of elongated pear shape on splayed and stepped round foot, with modestly curved spout with acanthus leaf accents, the bone handle double scrolled with silver terminal and small curved thumb rest, the hinged, domed lid with large ball finial.
Obverse: The heads of Crown Prince Ludwig (1786-1868; 1825-48 King) and Crown Princess Theresa (1792-1854) of Bavaria in profile right. Reverse, blank.