Black-glazed pottery with wide bottom, narrow neck with molded band, wide flaring mouth. Around inside of lip-heart pattern. Back of body has ornate, double petalled (six each) flower mold. Front has oval medallion, surrounded by scrollwork.
White unglazed body with two oval medallion (one on each face). Medallion painted bright blue with tied flower bouquet in deep relief-unpainted. Flared lip. Small rudimentary 'handles' at shoulders applied in grape vine/bunch shape. Shallow relief foliat.
Sevres porcelain vases decorated by Pline a French painter & gilder. Base bears the mark 'P'. The design features a spray of gilt decorated foliage with and-painted roses on the center of the body and a second spray of gilt articulated foliage rising from the base. White base with gilt, orange, indigo blue and pink leaf motif. Center design of double pink roses; blue and orange daisies. Vine motif at top sides. Top center has yin-yan shaped design in orange. Back of vase is not decorated.
German style gilt and hand painted porcelain vase. Protruding 'ears' at side, leaf shape and design. Top has flower at center with drooped leaves. At center of vase on front, pink and white roses with green leaves, blue and orange daisy-like flowers painted on. Made in Pirkenhammer, Germany (then Bohemia).
Vase was broken in three places at the back of the vase and repaired at some point in its history. Repair seems to be made with some type of glue adhesive, which is dried and present in a brownish tint around the broken pieces. There is a small, roughly 1 millimeter shaped triangular piece at the back of the vase that is missing.
Gilt Spelter card receiver tray on pedestal base. A circular interlocking geometric motif surmounted by a cherub figure is clutching a thick vine of grapes. The tray's rim continues the vine motif. Tray also features a central frieze of a classical scene with a group of musicians, cadeucus at center and a couple at an altar.
Black cast iron boot scraper with figure of a male boot cleaner with rolled up sleeves perched on top of handle featuring scroll curves on opposite ends. Double cast scraping blades centered below embellished with floral motif on sides above a crimped tray to catch dirt. Figurine measures 4.25' in height. Base has four peg legs.
