Armchair

Francis Jourdain

1925/35

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Sacrificial Scene, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, After a model by Wedgwood, cast iron
Large hexagonal plaque of white jasper with dark green jasper dip and white relief decoration of a female figure in classical dress holding a basket of flowers, the plaque probably designed for a fireplace surround.
Bust of a female "Mongolian" in white porcelain, her head tilted slightly right, a smile on her lips, wearing her hair braided and covered with a frilled cap ornamented with three plumes and decorated at the edge with beads that match her necklace, her earrings diamond shaped, with a fur-lined, elaborately frogged coat left slightly open to reveal an unbuttoned robe underneath, cinched below the bust line with a diamond-buckled belt above an integral waisted octagonal base that is fluted and beaded above the foot rim; the back hollow.
Oval tri-color jasper (dark blue, lilac, and white) cameo with white relief sacrificial scene with polished edges.