Euterpe, Muse of Lyric Poetry

Modeled after a Wedgwood medallion by John Flaxman, Jr., Royal Prussian Iron Foundries

First quarter of the 19th century

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Box with painting of a couple embracing, man holds a sword.
Canopic jar in two parts, the upper part of molded, solid white jasper with applied light blue jasper decoration, in the form of a pharaoh’s head wearing an Egyptian headdress, the lower section of solid white jasper with light blue jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration with bands of hieroglyphs and zodiac symbols along with Egyptian motifs, on round foot.
Large, heavy ewer commonly known as "Sacred to Bacchus" resting on a square plinth with molded scrolling vines, the foot and lower body fluted and with bands of acanthus leaves around the foot and overlapping leaves around the middle of the body, with a smaller band of beading on the stem, the main body with garlands of leafy grape vines and bunches of grapes, on the should of the ewer sits a faun with his head bowed, he holds the horns of a ram in his hands as reins, his arms encompass the neck of the ewer, with a crossed double handle behind him.
Cup and saucer of enameled buff-colored caneware, the cup footed with a band of blue around the foot and a bamboo-molded handle, the exterior fluted and decorated with blue and white enamel to resemble a band of bamboo poles with blue bands and bamboo leaves, the cup edged in blue, the conforming saucer likewise edged in blue and with the same blue and white bamboo pattern around the interior rim.