Good Old Days

England

19th century

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Small, oblong, octagonal sugar box of white porcelain with gilding, painted with small reserves on the sides with Chinoiserie scenes inside (a Chinese figure preparing tea on one side and a Chinese figure with a bird and cage on the other), "indianische Blumen" are scattered over the rest of the box, the cover likewise painted with Chinese figures, one with bells, the other preparing tea, with wide gilt and scrollwork borders as well as a Chinese-inspired floral border, the finial in the shape of a pagoda.
A vase with a bottle-like form. It is heavy and primarily black in color. The upper part o fthe vase has interspersed thin, red, and horizontal lines. The lower half of the vase features a dripping glaze on top of a mix of black bands, dark red, moss green, and white specks.There are some imperfections and air bubbled along the body of the vase. The vase's exterior lip is ringed in dark red and the interior of the vase's lip is ringed with dark green. The vase's interior is unglazed.
The Pope in profile left praying before a crucifix.
Plate, Coupe shape