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Possibly Eisenwerk Horowitz (Rudolf Graf Wrbna)

1830-40

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Head in profile left in cast-iron frame. Born princess of Saxony-Hildburghausen, in 1810 married King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
Pipe head of dark blue jasper dip with white relief decoration of leafy vines and acanthus leaves, around the body are three classical female figures, the lower body in the form of an acorn.
Small hollow drum for a lamp or candelabrum of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, round and with a hole at each end, the body with a band of oak leaves at the bottom and a band of intersecting circles at the top, the central body with four small relief scenes including, Cupid as Oracle; Endymion on Latmos; Hebe giving sustenance to the Eagle; and Coriolanus (Coriolanus with his wife and mother who entreat him to return to Rome), between a series of dividers comprised of acanthus leaves and anthemion motifs.
Vase, David Puxley, Wedgwood, black basalt with glazed interior