Antonia with Urn

William Hackwood, Wedgwood

About 1785

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Lamp finial of solid light blue jasper with white relief decoration in the form of acanthus leaves, in brass mount.
Small hollow drum for a lamp or candelabrum of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, round and with a hole at each end, the body with a band of oak leaves at the bottom and a band of intersecting circles at the top, the central body with small relief scenes including, Cupid as Oracle; figures from the Domestic Employment series; the figure of Justice with another figure on a cloud (not a typical Wedgwood motif); and a couple before an urn with a female figure with wreath and bust on pedestal.
Large group of solid white and solid blue jasper with white and green jasper relief, on a stepped blue base the white figure of Minerva as Britannia Triumphant sits atop a globe encircled in blue with the signs of the zodiac, her helmet is plumed and crowned with a sphinx above a wreath of green laurel leaves; Britannia is draped in a classical gown with cape and wears a breastplate with the winged head of Minerva, her left hand supports a blue and white portrait medallion of King George III as a Roman emperor, which rests on her knee, and her right hand is raised -- it originally held a trident; Britannia's sandaled feet rest upon France, represented as a distressed and angry fallen female figure of white jasper holding a torch in each hand (the right hand torch is broken, the flame of the left is partially missing), the watchful white jasper British lion stands at Britannia's right, at her left is the blue and white shield of Great Britain as well as a large white cornucopia overflowing with fruits, vegetables, and grains as symbols of strength, victory, and plenty; behind Britannia are various symbols of war and the British navy, all in white jasper: a cannon and cannon balls, a flag, a ship's prow and anchor, a breastplate, helmet, and sword, a shield, and a quiver of arrows.
Wedgwood black basalt clock pendulum featuring a variation of a cupid representing summer to one side and an offering to the other in a border of leaves.