Bust of George Bernard Shaw

Modeled by Sigismud Stróbl, Wedgwood

1930-1938

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Large, heavy beer pump handle of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, the body with on one side the muse Terpsichore, muse of choral dance and song, and on the other the muse Melpomene, muse of tragedy, between them are dividers comprised of acanthus leaves and anthemion motifs.
Mug with a cylindrical form and ravenstone glaze. The form flares at the bottom of the mug and tapers towards the base. The exterior is decorated with plain, dimensional bands most likely formed during the shaping process. These bands do not continue past the flaring of the form and the bottom part of the mug is smooth. The mug's handle is a rounded square, placed at an angle to the mug. The mug's interior is also uniformly glazed.
Octagonal tri-color jasper (sage green, dark blue, and white) cameo with white relief of Marcus Scoevola before King Porsena, featuring three warriors surrounding a fire, diana the huntress sitting on a chair being tended to and another soldier sitting on a chair.
Obverse: Two cherubs with mask. Reverse with inscription.