Teapot

Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

1758/60

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Electra, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron
Oval medallion with profile portrait of Charles III (1716-1788), was King of Spain and the Spanish Indies (1759–1788), after ruling Naples as Charles VII and Sicily as Charles V (1734–1759), kingdoms he abdicated to his son Ferdinand. He was the fifth son of Philip V of Spain, and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. A proponent of enlightened absolutism, he suceeded to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, upon the death of his half-brother King Ferdinand VI of Spain, who left no heirs.
Erato (?), Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron
Oval black basalt medallion with relief portrait of Johan de Witt (1625-1672) facing left, Born at Dort, the son of Jacob de Witt who strongly opposed William III, Prince of Orange. Johan as head of the Republican party sought to abolish the office of stadtholder, and a secret article in the treaty between Cromwell and de Witt, which terminated the war between England and Holland. His brother Cornelis falsely accused of conspiracy against the life of the Stadtholder, William, was imprisoned. Jan visited him in prison, where both men were attacked and killed by the mob. This relief is modelled by John Flaxman Sr. in about 1782.