Cast iron signet ring the thick tapered band with relief decoration of birds and foliage the square plate with a coat of arms and crown

Ring

Possibly Royal Prussian Iron Foundries

1810-1825

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Oval basalt plaque of Hercules strangling the Nemean Lion
Large deep polychrome majolica charger or plate in the istoriato style in the middle with a scene in shades of blue orange green and brown of Julius Caesar in Roman garb with cloak surrounded by Roman townspeople distributing and receiving wine and food within a courtyard defined by architectural structures and columns probably based on a drawing by Taddeo Zuccaro 1529 66 the border decorated with grotesques on a whitened ground incorporating fantastic birds part human creatures scrolls stylized urns and medallions imitating engraved gems at the top the coat of arms of the Petrocchini family of Montelparo Italy the outer edge decorated in a modified egg and dart pattern the reverse with a series of bright yellow bands and painted with the inscription SON FATTI DONI AL POPVLO ROMAO
Charger with depiction of Adam and Eve
Head in profile left in cast iron frame