Pair of Eagles

Modeled by Christian Friedrich Tieck, Possibly Mägdesprung foundry

Second quarter of the 19th century

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Large dairy spoon of plain creamware, an oval bowl and long handle molded at the end with scrolled leaf decoration.
Oval blue jasper cameo with white relief decoration, set in cut steel as a buckle. the cut steel is multi faceted to imitate gemstones and is probably produced by Matthew Boulton, the jasperware shows the sacrifice to cupid.
Tall, footed, bulbous vase of solid white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and applied white and green jasper relief decoration, with a band of ribbon and reed around the edge of the foot, the lower body with stylized acanthus leaves, the main body engine-turned to create blue and white vertical stripes with horizontally applied, molded green straps that together create a basket weave appearance, a band of white bellflowers runs horizontally around the neck, the lip with the same ribbon and reed pattern.
Bone china "dragon lustre" vase of square shape with flared lip, the exterior glaze a runny, mottled luster blue with gilt borders in a lattice pattern at bottom, along each side edge, and at the outer lip, each side is decorated in gold with a stylized dragon, the interior a lighter turquoise color with, on two sides, a dragon motif, and on two sides a symbolic motif, inside the lip a border of gilt flower and leaf design.