Table (Gueridon)

Paris, France

About 1770

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Covered tripod vase of solid light blue jasper with applied white jasper relief decoration on truncated base with leaf motifs and beading all around and a floral medallion in the center, the ovoid-shaped vase rests on three columnar legs decorated with acanthus leaves and stiff leaf motifs and with lion's head masks with rings in their mouths at the top, the lower body of the vase with acanthus leaves, the waist with a repeating pattern of ovals and dashes, and the upper body with bellflowers below an overlapping lip decorated with a band of beading, the conforming cover with acanthus leaves and flat finial.
Jesus Blesses the Children, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron
Large, heavy ewer commonly known as "Sacred to Bacchus" resting on a square plinth with molded scrolling vines, the foot and lower body fluted and with bands of acanthus leaves around the foot and overlapping leaves around the middle of the body, with a smaller band of beading on the stem, the main body with garlands of leafy grape vines and bunches of grapes, on the should of the ewer sits a faun with his head bowed, he holds the horns of a ram in his hands as reins, his arms encompass the neck of the ewer, with a crossed double handle behind him.
Polychrome miniature of British Admiral, possibly the Duke of Clarence