Butter Dish with Cover

Worcester Porcelain Manufactory, Dr. John Wall

About 1775

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In the shape of a stylized rosette with a female mask in the center.
Hollow lamp or candelabrum drum of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration of four small scenes including the Three Graces, Apollo, Nike or Nemesis at an altar, and an unidentified scene of a seated woman on a pedestal with a man making an offering, at the top a double band of oak leaves.
Cast-iron necklace fragment comprised of nine links of graduated sizes in the form of pierced grape leaves.
Octagonal blue jasper plaque with white relief figure of Zephyr with garland, Josiah Wedgwood made these medallions in a range of sizes. According to his printed sale catalogue of 1779, the ones of this size were especially suitable 'for inlaying in fine Cabinets, Writing-Tables, Bookcases [etc] of which they form the most beautiful enrichment at moderate Expence.' They were also mounted on wooden and ivory tea canisters, on small boxes for snuff, patches, toothpicks and cards, and were incorporated into cut-steel brooches, bracelets and other jewellery.