Two-handled Cup

Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory, or possibly Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory

1740 - 1780

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Cupid Riding Pegasus, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, Modeled after a cut stone by Giovanni Pichler, cast iron
Solid white jasper cup and saucer with green jasper dip and applied lilac and white relief decoration, cylindrical in shape and decorated with applied lilac medallions containing flying cupids, and white relief including heavy fruiting festoons terminating at ram's heads, ribbons, classical vignettes and trophies, with floral motifs around the lower body and below the lip a trail of scrolls with small leafy elements, with leaf-molded handle, the saucer similarly decorated.
Artemis, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron
Covered, footed urnof black basalt on a thick, plain square base, the foot with Greek key motif around the edge, the bulbous body with fluting at the stem, the upper body with relief decoration in the form of a band of festoon drapery with bows, the shoulder with a band of overlapping acanthus leaves and at the neck a band of bound reeds, the cover a facsimile with ball finial.