Bacchus and Ariadne Riding a Tiger

Wedgwood

About 1775

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Large silver hot water urn on square base with four ball feet, the edges reeded, resting on round foot with two reeded bands encircling the foot, on short stem the bulbous body plain, with two, round hinged handles and wide band of reeding at the shoulder, extending from the lower body is a long, reeded spigot with ivory knob, the elegantly domed cover with central band of reeding and ball finial, on one side of the cover engraved the arms of the Stephens family impaled with the arms of the Lugg family, with badge above (a rampant lion left); inside the urn is a long tube with domed cover and ball finial that inserts into a ring to hold it upright, to contain hot coal with which to keep the water hot.
Oval black basalt intaglio with double profile of warrior and woman?
Bust in profile left.
Bulbous, urn-shaped potpourri vase or bulb pot of solid white jasper with lilac jasper dip and applied white and green jasper relief decoration, on round foot with bunches of reeds bound by green ribbons around both the foot and upper edge, the lower body with stylized acanthus leaves and lotus motifs, the main body with alternating white and lilac stripes with molded, applied green jasper straps that create a basket weave pattern, with a band of white bell flowers around the neck, the insert cover is a metal replacement.