Bowl

England

About 1925

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Bowl, David Puxley, Wedgwood, glazed stoneware
Oval cameo of white Jasper ware with blue dip and appled white bas-relief in imitation of a carved classical cameo. Two women standing slightly overlapped in classical robes, part of an existing larger composition of the three Graces. One stands against a two-legged bench or seat
Covered, urn-shaped vase of white stoneware resting on a plain, square base of black basalt, the foot of the vase with a band of white overlapping leaves that show traces of glaze residue that adds brown highlights to the leaves, the main body covered with an opaque variegated glaze in shades of brown, green, cream and black, with two white satyr mask handles whose horns curve around to link to the lip of the vase, likewise with traces of glaze residue that serves to highlight details in the masks, with curved shoulder and long neck, the slightly domed cover with ball finial.
Assembled pair of solid light blue jasper covered custard cups and tray with applied white jasper relief decoration, the lozenge-shaped tray with acanthus leaf motifs around the inner edge, each cup is bulbous in shape with applied white, stylized acanthus leaf motifs around the lower body and a band of guilloche around the waist, with loop handles featuring shell motifs underneath, the covers slightly domed and with leaf motifs and ball finials with white bands, the cups lapidary polished on the inside.