Toothpick Stand

Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, Germany

1830-40

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The vase is heavy. The vase's form is rotund and its exterior resembles a sea urchin, with five vertical bands comprised of six columns that contain impressions of circles. The exterior is glazed and a dark khaki color with some tan at the bottom of the vase. There are some color inconsistencies in the pattern along the vase, with some tan or green areas. Along the bottom of the vase are indentations of circles of varying shapes, interspersed with no discernible pattern. Around the lip and bottom of the vase are thin, orange rings. The interior of the vase's lip and the bottom of its base are unglazed red stoneware. The vase's interior is lighter in color and greener than the exterior.
Pair of goblet-shaped vases of white stoneware, the exteriors covered with a green variegated glaze, the body of each with applied, white stiff leaf motifs and overlapping acanthus leaves around the foot, with a band of applied, white repeating medallion motifs below the lip, the interiors white.
Custard cup of "tear" or "comma" shape of solid dark blue jasper with white relief decoration in a lattice pattern.
Black basalt tripod incense burner on a round base decorated with a band of Greek key, the oblong body supported by three legs in the form of Egyptian sphinxes on paw feet, a band of fluting and two bands of beading around the lower part of the body, the plain cover with ball finial is a facsimile.