Cupid and Ganymede Playing Dice, Modeled after a relief (1831) by Bertel Thorwaldsen, Ilsenburg, cast iron

Cupid and Ganymede Playing Dice

Modeled after a relief (1831) by Bertel Thorwaldsen, Ilsenburg

Second quarter of the 19th century

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Soft-paste porcelain figure of a so-called "Mansion House Dwarf" or "Dwarf Crier" standing in full figure on a round, grassy base and wearing black trousers and shoes, pink vest with floral motifs, a brown waist band, blue sleeves and stockings, and a large Dutch cap with upturned brim, ribbons and gold highlights, the underside in purple lustre and with an advertising newsprint on the up turned brim of the hat advertising farm implements.
Large silver salver resting on four flat, tapered, threaded legs with stubby feet, the edge beaded, the interior rim decorated with bright cut engraving in a repeating pattern of strapwork and ovals with crosshatching, the well heavily decorated with a bold, wide band of bright cut engraving in a pattern of scrolls, shells, and strapwork, the center left empty except for an engraved crest in the form of a winged demi leopard or lion guardant (unidentified).
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