This assortment consists of napkin rings in various materials including wood, porcelain, ceramic, and stone. The wooden examples comprise three hand-carved rings depicting African wildlife—an antelope, a warthog, and a primate—alongside several turned rings and a souvenir piece with a hand-painted sailboat inscribed Dinan. The ceramic and porcelain components feature novelty forms such as a rooster, a pig, and a dolphin, and rings with applied relief-moulded floral details. Decoration includes transfer-printed floral patterns and hand-painted motifs, including one hexagonal ring depicting a bird signed with the initials AJ. Several porcelain rings have gilt rims. One ring is carved from a green stone, possibly soapstone.
Rings vary in height from approximately 3 cm to 10 cm.
Condition report:
The collection is in used condition with signs of age and handling throughout. Minor surface wear and abrasions are present on the wooden rings. Several ceramic pieces show small chips, particularly to the delicate relief-moulded floral elements. Light wear to the gilt rims is visible on some porcelain examples. Adhesive residue and labels are present on some pieces.
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