Bust of Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 1st Viscount Nelson

Wedgwood

About 1798

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Louis XVI mantel clock set with six plaques of soft-paste porcelain, each decorated with brightly colored enamels in imitation of jewels in a pattern of scrolls and foliage in green, turquoise, red, and gold on a white ground, the plaques fit into a plinth-shaped gilt-bronze frame flanked by four rock crystal Corinthian columns with gilt-bronze capitals and surmounted by draped urn finials, on top a large, central rock crystal classical urn draped with gilt-bronze garlands, the blue enamel clock face surrounded by a white enamel dial is mounted with two gilt-bronze classical figures with bells and mythological motifs, the base with scrolling foliage on four flattened bun feet
One of a pair of silver, boat-shaped, covered sauceboats, each raised on stepped oval foot with beaded edge, the upper rim of the main body likewise beaded, with two large, loop handles with reeded accents, the fitted, domed cover notched to accommodate a ladle, with beaded urn finial, both the cover and the body on one side engraved with a stag crest.
Vase, David Puxley, Wedgwood, glazed stoneware
Small, round porcelain bowl with tapered sides, with a whitish exterior and a bright yellow interior, the exterior body with a yellow and black lineal motif.