Statuette on tall base.

St. John of Nepomucene, Patron Saint of Bohemia

Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz

Second quarter of the 19th century

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Bust in profile right.
Obverse: Head of King Louis XVIII of France (1755-1824; 1814 King) in profile right. Reverse: The marble statue at Versailles depicting the Duke of Berry as a dying warrior in the arms of Faith.
Large, slightly irregularly shaped, round bowl of reddish earthenware covered with a gray-beige glaze that is unevenly applied and contains numerous glaze flaws, the upper outer and inner rims with a band of blue glaze that flows slightly creating a feather-like edge and is partially covered by a white glaze that drips downward, the edge of the rim and foot left glaze free , the body contains on one side a decorative motif consisting of a triangle with five bluish dots surrounded by white bits of glaze.
Small silver, modified helmet-shaped creamer on splayed, round, gadrooned and beaded foot, the main body decorated with a punched floral design between deep, slightly curved lines, with scrolled handle and long beak-like spout, the rim decorated with bold punch marks, in a reserve under the spout the initials WMA.