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A bouquet of "German" flowers for a special Meissen vase marked AR - "Augustus Rex", the sign for all pieces ordered for King August of Poland, Elector of Saxony. 1735-1740
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A bouquet of "German" flowers for a special Meissen vase marked AR - "August...

"Wegely" plate and tureen with under-glaze blue. King Frederick II of Prussia wished to establish a porcelain manufacture in his country. First director was textile merchant Wilhelm Caspar Wegely. 1751-1757
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"Wegely" plate and tureen with under-glaze blue. King Frederick II of Pru...

Bouillon terrine in "bleu mourant" from KPM, the Royal Prussian Manufacture. King Frederick II ordered this last of his 24 table sets in 1784, two years before his death. It took KPM three years to copy the elusive French colour.
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Bouillon terrine in "bleu mourant" from KPM, the Royal Prussian Manufactu...

Left: cup with saucer and lid in a leather case. The cup shows Catherine the Great in silhouette, the saucer bears her initial "E" for "Ekaterina". Left: Pharmacy jar with portrait of Friedrich II of Prussia; both from KPM.
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Left: cup with saucer and lid in a leather case. The cup shows Catherine...

An early floral design in blue on two Meissen vases specially manufactured for King August the Strong (1725-1730).
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An early floral design in blue on two Meissen vases specially manufactured f...

Head of a Queen mother. It is said that Oba (king) Esigie (ruled up to 1550) was the first to bestow the title of Queen mother on his mother, Idia. From Benin H:45 cm
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Head of a Queen mother. It is said that Oba (king) Esigie (ruled up to 1550...

Memorial head, possibly of an Oba (king). Wood, with metal squares on the brow. Offerings were placed in the opening at the top of the head. From Benin H: 45 cm
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Memorial head, possibly of an Oba (king). Wood, with metal squares...

Kiddush cup, 1821 - silver Medallion shows David and Goliath From Vienna H: 10.2 cm Inv. 29
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Kiddush cup, 1821 - silver Medallion shows David an...

Two Kiddush cups - silver, gilded inside Left: 1760-1761, from Dresden. Right: (around 1720), from Transsylvania. Inscription: "And David was successfull in all his undertakings and the Lord was with him."
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Two Kiddush cups - silver, gilded inside Left: 1760-1761, from Dr...

Oval circumcision plate, 1817 - silver Center: the judgement of King Salomon From Lemberg (Lvov) - S: 21.8 x 31.2 cm Inv. 368 (1817)
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Oval circumcision plate, 1817 - silver Center: the judgement of...

Oval circumcision plate, 1817 - silver Detail of center showing judgement of King Solomon (from 077210/63) - from Lemberg (Lvov) S: 21.8x 31.2 cm Inv. 368 (1817)
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Oval circumcision plate, 1817 - silver Detail of center showing...

Purim plate. Centre: Haman leading Mordechai. Hebrew inscription around the rim (Esther 9.22 and 6.9). From southern Germany. Pewter. Inv. 353
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Purim plate. Centre: Haman leading Mordechai. Hebrew inscri...