Love and Fidelity Royal Prussian Iron Foundry Gleiwitz cast iron

Love and Fidelity

Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz

About 1800

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Tall plain silver coffeepot of elongated pear shape on splayed and stepped round foot with modestly curved spout with acanthus leaf accents the bone handle double scrolled with silver terminal and small curved thumb rest the hinged domed lid with large ball finial
Large creamware goblet shaped Boat Race vase with polychrome printed designs on both sides with scenes of boats people and bridges in shades of blue yellow pink black and gray inside the lip a mermaid with curved tail between crossed oars with a sun above
Octagonal dragon lustre bowl with vibrant orange exterior and pale turquoise and ocher interior The upper and lower rim of the bowl is decorated with a golden pierced band pattern and a sold golden trim on the upper rim Two outstretched four legged four clawed golden dragons with scales and curled tail stretching across three fields of the octagonal bowl each The dragons have a fierce look with bulging eyes two horns a mane and spikes along their backs There are two simple golden swirl patterns on opposite sides of the bowl dividing the dragons The same golden pierced band pattern two dragons and swirl motifs are decorating the inside of the bowl The bottom is highly decorated with golden geometric and floral patterns
Small round medallion of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white bas relief of an Offering to Jupiter Jupiter is seated on a stool with a staff and an eagle by his side a young maiden approaches him with a large round bowl in a cut steel mount set with two bands of faceted cut steel beads and a wider band of small cut steel beads arranged in a floral pattern between single larger oval faceted cut steel beads the reverse with a brass and steel pin a later addition or repair