Pair of Incense Burners

Kunst-Eisen- und Zink-Giesserei von Albert Meves in Berlin

1845-50

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Cast-iron key hook in the form of an anchor decorated with a floral wreath and cross, in the center a small medallion with a rosette.
Egg-shaped tri-color jasper (dark blue, green, and white) perfume bottle with white relief figures on green panels on each side, neck broken and cap missing
Oval blue jasper medallion with white relief profile portrait of H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh, with white relief laurel leaf border
Solid light blue jasper urn with white terracotta stoneware plinth and applied white jasper relief decoration, the small square plinth with molded oval motifs, the round foot with molded acanthus leaf decoration, the lower body with stylized leaf motifs and the main body with a procession of winged cupids (Procession of Little Boys) holding laurel leaf garlands between them with birds at their feet against a stippled ground, a double band of molded beading and guilloche below the shoulder, the shoulder and neck with molded fluting and a band of white jasper beads, with two scrolled handles with oval medallions with sunflowers and beading as terminals, the cover is a facsimile.