Box with Cover

Designed by Norman Wilson, Wedgwood

20th century

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On a rectangular base, the figure of Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), Prussian naturalist and explorer, standing in front of a large ribbed container for toothpicks.
Bust on tall plinth.
Octagonal tri-color jasper (dark blue, sage green, and white) cameo with white relief Marcus Scoevola before King Porsena, featuring four warriors, a fire in the centre and one man sitting on a chair.
Bone china "dragon lustre" vase of square shape with flared lip, the exterior glaze a runny, mottled luster blue with gilt borders in a lattice pattern at bottom, along each side edge, and at the outer lip, each side is decorated in gold with a stylized dragon, the interior a lighter turquoise color with, on two sides, a dragon motif, and on two sides a symbolic motif, inside the lip a border of gilt flower and leaf design.