"A Vienna Porcelain And Enamel Tea Caddy"
A Vienna porcelain and enamel tea caddy dating to the mid-19th century.
Dimensions
H 14.5 cm with lid 12.5 cm without lid
Base: 9 x 5 cm
Mythological scene on both sides; an interpretation of the "Rape of Proserpina" with a young, gentle Hades inviting the beautiful, unfortunate girl, Proserpina, to follow him while she picks flowers on one side, and her mother Ceres, desperately, calling on Zeus to help her find her daughter, who has vanished.