Etui

Ludwigsburg (Herzoglich Aechte Porcelain Fabrique)

About 1765

See More of the Collection

Delicate silver creamer with low, tub-shaped body resting on three hooved feet terminating in splayed leafy elements, with long extended spout and beaded edge, the double C-scroll handle with small thumb rest.
Ladies’ covered paint box of solid light blue jasper with a darker blue jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration, oval in shape, the main body with stippled ground and decorated in relief with scenes from “Setting Out on the Hunt,” “Bringing Home the Game,” and “The Arts,” with groups of putti with dogs and hunting accoutrements, carrying game, and playing instruments, the slightly domed cover with acanthus border and sunflower finial with applied leaves against stippled ground; the interior outfitted with two white paint palettes (not original) and a solid blue jasper holder with twelve small white paint cups (also not original).
Statuette on tall base.
Large porcelain snuffbox and cover, oval and painted all around the exterior with sprays and sprigs of flowers, the interior of the cover rim with a family scene in a landscape, the rim and cover rim with a contemporary hinged copper-gilt mount.