Polychrome wooden box

Polychrome wooden box decorated with geometric patterns and fitted with a wrought iron lock.

Early 19th century

Height: 17.5 cm

Length: 52 cm

Width: 39.5 cm

Fox head-shaped hunting cup

Porcelain cup depicting a fox surrounded by bunches of grapes. This object, also known as a “stirrup cup,” was directly linked to the expression “coup de l’étrier” (stirrup cup), which referred to the last drink before returning home after a day of hunting, for example. It had no base because it was not intended to be emptied. The animal representation here is directly linked to the function of the object and the context of its use, as this British-made cup featured the most hunted animals, in this case the fox.

 

“Virgin Mary Marriage”

Embroidery on the back of the mirror depicts a religious marriage of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph.

Northern Italy or France

Late 18th century

Pair of dessert stands, late 19th century

Pair of Meissen-style three-tiered dessert stands decorated with hand-painted floral garlands and perforated graduated plates with magenta borders, twisted stem.

Two small pieces missing.
Late 19th century
Italy or Eastern France