"A Vienna Porcelain And Enamel Tea Caddy"
A Vienna porcelain and enamel tea caddy dating to the mid-19th century.DimensionsH 14.5 cm with lid 12.5 cm without lidBase: 9 x 5 cmMythological 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.