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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Tall lamp in two parts of cameo glass in the Art Nouveau style, the slender vase-shaped base on a round foot supports a two-tiered, domed shade, the lamp decorated in shades of yellow, orange, brown, and white with a winter landscape scene - the foot highlighted in white to resemble snow, the stem decorated with the trunks of brown, barren trees which continue to the shade, displaying their leafless branches against a somber orange sky, the branches are picked out in white to represent fallen snow; the shade is held in place by a pronged "clip" attached to the base.
Large rectangular tablet of white jasper with "Dysart-green" jasper dip, with two floral swags supported by leopard heads and ribbons, with a trophy hanging in the center.
Creamware flatback figural group of Uncle Tom and little Eva from "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Uncle Tom sits on a stump with his right foot resting on a wrapped package, he wears a white suit picked out in gold, his shoes, face and hands are glazed black, in his left hand he holds a yellow straw hat, around his neck is a floral garland, with a small sprig of foliage at his left foot, Eva stands on his right knee, she wears a white dress and holds a floral sprig in her right hand, her shoes are blue and her hair is brown, Uncle Tom's right hand is around Eva's waist, holding her on his knee, Eva's left arm is around Uncle Tom's neck, the base with two parallel gold lines and the names "Eva & Uncle Tom" in script.
Dog, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron