Statuette

Miner

Probably Mariazell foundry

Mid 19th century

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Horizontal oval dark blue jasper medallion with white relief figure of a child sitting by a basket of fruit set in brass frame with ring
Chatelaine comprised of a hook at the top from which extend four chains comprised of small faceted cut steel beads set in beaded cut steel mounts between simple round links these are attached to an octagonal two sided medallion of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white jasper bas relief of on one side Priam begging the body of Hector Priam King of Troy begging Achilles for the body of his son Hector and on the other Choice of Hercules in a beaded cut steel mount from the medallion extend five chains the two outer of which are made of simple faceted cut steel beads with tassels at the ends the two inner of small faceted cut steel beads set in beaded cut steel mounts between simple round links and with hooks at the ends the center chain is shorter and comprised of small faceted cut steel beads ending in a loop a black basalt seal or signet accession number 1977161 and a blue and white jasper seal or signet accession number 1977160 are attached to the two hooks
Large creamware mug made to commemorate the American Bicentennial in 1976 the main body decorated at the top with a band of large gold stars and at the bottom with two bands of smaller stars in the center are two American flags waving in the wind on either side of a black American eagle with outstretched wings highlighted in gold on one side the Betsy Ross flag with a gold banner below with the date 1776 and on the other a modern American flag with a banner and the date 1976 the loop handle and rim of the mug highlighted in gold
Copy of the Roman glass Portland Vase now in the British Museum in blue jasper dip with white jasper relief decoration the two handled vase in the shape of an amphora one side shows on the left the image of a nude male emerging from an architectural structure and grasping the arm of a recumbent draped female figure holding a sea serpent above her is a flying cupid holding his bow and arrows to the right is a tree and a nude male figure resting his right leg on the stump his chin in his right hand which is resting on his knee on the other side left is a draped male figure seated on a rocky structure next to a column he looks over his shoulder to his left at a central figure a draped recumbent female lying on the rocky base looking slightly left and with her right arm reaching over her head behind her and to the right is the figure of a draped seated male looking over his right shoulder at the central figure underneath each handle is a bearded mask the base with the image of a cloaked figure head lowered wearing a wrapped headdress with right arm raised to face in the background foliage the white relief has been selectively shaded somewhat heavy handed and unevenly using a blue jasper slip to give the impression of enhanced translucency