Sacrifice to Hymen, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, After a model by John Flaxman, Jr., Based on an engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi, cast iron

Sacrifice to Hymen

Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, After a model by John Flaxman, Jr., Based on an engraving by Francesco Bartolozzi

About 1800

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Octagonal butterfly lustre bowl with orange interior and mother-of-pearl exterior. The bowl has a solid golden trim on the upper and bottom rim. A wide golden geometric pattern (3.5cm) in the upper third is placed over blue glaze, intersected with four framed medallions showing Asian-inspired architecture and vegetation. The scene of the medallions on opposite sides are the same. A pattern of continuous husks of wheats is set underneath. The body of the bowl is decorated with four golden flying birds carrying a seated person on their back. Two of the birds have their necks retracted, the other two have an outstretched neck. The birds are alternated with a depiction of a rabbit on the remaining four plains of the bowl. A golden, endless Greek-key pattern decorates the bottom rim. The vibrant, mottled orange interior glaze is decorated with a wide golden trellis band (3cm) with blue bells hanging underneath. Three large, golden butterflies in different positons (open/closed wings) are alternating with three small, golden butterflies with open wings. Part of the butterflies are highlighted with red, green and blue glaze. The bottom of the bowl is decorated with a large golden rosette with red, green and blue glaze.
Medallion design ornamented with incised floral designs on the rim and a central medallion with underglaze blue, iron-red and polychrome floral decoration
Black jasper ceiling light fixture plate with white relief decoration of various classical reliefs
Small hollow drum made of white jasper with dark blue and lilac jasper dip (tricolor) and white relief decoration, round with a hole at either end, the body with a border of oak leaves against a lilac ground at the bottom and a border of intersecting circles against a lilac ground at the top, in the middle a series of four reserves within which are small relief scenes including, Cupid as Oracle; Coriolanus (Coriolanus with his wife and mother who entreat him to return to Rome); Endymion on Latmos; and Hebe giving sustenance to the eagle, between small dividers comprised of acanthus leaves and anthemion motifs.