Large, rectangular, cast-iron plaque with the relief image of the Deposition, or Entombment of Christ, after being removed from the cross, the body of Christ is carried by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea to the grave, behind them are the Virgin Mary swooning, Mary Magdalene, Martha and her sister Mary as well as Saint John against an architectural background, in a cast-iron frame with acanthus leaf motifs.

The Entombment of Christ

Modeled after Leonhard Posch, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Berlin, or Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz

About 1820

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Large group of solid white and solid blue jasper with white and green jasper relief, on a stepped blue base the white figure of Minerva as Britannia Triumphant sits atop a globe encircled in blue with the signs of the zodiac, her helmet is plumed and crowned with a sphinx above a wreath of green laurel leaves; Britannia is draped in a classical gown with cape and wears a breastplate with the winged head of Minerva, her left hand supports a blue and white portrait medallion of King George III as a Roman emperor, which rests on her knee, and her right hand is raised -- it originally held a trident; Britannia's sandaled feet rest upon France, represented as a distressed and angry fallen female figure of white jasper holding a torch in each hand (the right hand torch is broken, the flame of the left is partially missing), the watchful white jasper British lion stands at Britannia's right, at her left is the blue and white shield of Great Britain as well as a large white cornucopia overflowing with fruits, vegetables, and grains as symbols of strength, victory, and plenty; behind Britannia are various symbols of war and the British navy, all in white jasper: a cannon and cannon balls, a flag, a ship's prow and anchor, a breastplate, helmet, and sword, a shield, and a quiver of arrows.
Square plaque of solid white jasper with partial black jasper inlay and applied white jasper relief decoration, self-framed in white with a smaller black square in the center, featuring the applied white jasper scene of two cupids with a lion, the cupid in front carrying a dish and holding the lion on a chain, the cupid behind reaching out to a bird in flight, with a tree in the background.
Salad fork with handle of dark blue jasper with white relief decoration in a pattern of acanthus leaves and small floral motifs, a small floral motif at the tip, the stem and handle of silver plate.
Small, round, footed bowl of tan stoneware set on an angle and covered with a rough creamy glaze with streaks of brown, the narrow central well flanked by large, delicate, billowing "flanges" with ruffled edges highlighted in gray that give the bowl the sense of fluttering movement.