Paperweight

Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Berlin, Modeled after a design by Christian Daniel Rauch

1815-1820

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Oval green jasper plaque with white relief figure of a young boy playing the flute
Obverse: The heads of Crown Prince Ludwig (1786-1868; 1825-48 King) and Crown Princess Theresa (1792-1854) of Bavaria in profile right. Reverse, blank.
Long rectangular inkwell of cast iron, the base enclosed by a row of alternating Gothic-style ornaments—a fluted column with a leafy element on top and a shield with Gothic tracery—on either side an outwardly scrolling handle comprised of foliate motifs, the central inkwell with on either side two bulbous cut glass containers with cast iron covers that are decorated in a stylized organic pattern, the finials in the form of stylized leaves, in the middle a cast iron container with tapered, fluted sides and a flat cover similar to the other two and decorated with stylized organic motifs, with same leaf finial.
Small covered pastille burner of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white jasper bas relief, resting on tripod base of blue with white edges and a band of laurel leaves and berries, the pastille bowl resting on three white dolphin feet and decorated on the sides with three large leafy garlands, the flat shoulder decorated with white bas relief in a pattern of stylized foliate elements, the slightly domed, pierced lattice cover with mushroom finial with florette on top