Apollonius

Wedgwood

About 1785

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Saucer of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration around the inner rim in a pattern of leafy vines, part of a service made for Capern's bird seed merchants in Bristol.
Frieze tablet of solid light blue jasper with applied white jasper relief decoration of a laurel leaf and berry wreath with fruits suspended on tied ribbon in center on the left side of the tablet and four Dancing Hours figures on the right, all on a thin ground.
Bust in profile left.
Intricate stand of finely chased silver designed to support a matching basket, resting on four heavy, scrolled feet with shell motifs, the pierced stand curves inward and upward in a dynamic pattern of scrolling foliage and flowers, the lower edge irregular and centered on each of the four sides with a cast and applied mask, the upper edge likewise irregular and ornamented with foliage, with four undecorated edges at which rest the feet of the basket.