Cupid Riding a Lion, Modeled after a relief (1831) by Bertel Thorwaldsen, Ilsenburg, cast iron

Cupid Riding a Lion

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

Second quarter of the 19th century

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Oval dark blue jasper cameo with white relief of putti in cart pulled by lions, set in white metal as a brooch
Tall coffeepot of white porcelain heavily decorated with gilding, on both sides in large reserves finely painted harbor scenes and similar painting around the highly domed cover, the cover with gilt ball finial and S-scroll handle.
Cup and matching saucer of buff-colored lilac jasper dip, the cup footed and the lower part of the body engine-turned to reveal a lilac and white striped pattern, the upper body with white relief on the lilac ground, the figures drawn from the "Domestic Employment" series and Cupids after designs by Lady Elizabeth Templetown, with a reeded loop handle, the interior of the cup polished; the conforming saucer with similar engine-turned decoration in a lilac and white striped pattern, the edge with a border of applied white acanthus and stiff leaf ornament.
Bust in profile left in the uniform of the American Continental Army.