Upper left crossed hammer and gad upper right a sun with rays

New Year’s Card

Eisen und Emailierwerk Wilhelm von Krause, Neusalz an der Oder

1897

See More of the Collection

The vase is heavy The vases form is rotund and its exterior resembles a sea urchin with five vertical bands comprised of six columns that contain impressions of circles The exterior is glazed and a dark khaki color with some tan at the bottom of the vase There are some color inconsistencies in the pattern along the vase with some tan or green areas Along the bottom of the vase are indentations of circles of varying shapes interspersed with no discernible pattern Around the lip and bottom of the vase are thin orange rings The interior of the vases lip and the bottom of its base are unglazed red stoneware The vases interior is lighter in color and greener than the exterior
Knife handle of solid light blue jasper with white relief decoration in the form of acanthus leaves extending upward from the shank end broken
One of a pair of silver boat shaped covered sauceboats each raised on stepped oval foot with beaded edge the upper rim of the main body likewise beaded with two large loop handles with reeded accents the fitted domed cover notched to accommodate a ladle with beaded urn finial both the cover and the body on one side engraved with a stag crest
Octagonal ivory box with hinged lid vinaigrette with octagonal dark blue jasper cameo with white relief of Cupid and woman set on lid red textile lined interior