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6 1/2" (17 cm.) largest. Each is of fine thick paste porcelain with richly painted and gilt-accented details of costume and accessories; the largest depicting a mother seated at a table while her young brown-haired child stands on a nearby chair, a pup at her feet, and the message "Erstbreten" below (the lid removes for access to inkwell interior). In the second a group of three children are leaning over a schoolbook as though studying their lessons (the lid removes for access to the interior inkwells); and in the third, a chubby faced girl with brown painted hair is trying to tie a bonnet onto the head of her unhappy pet. Excellent condition, candle restored on larger piece. Germany, mid-1800s.