Covered Vase

Wedgwood, Wedgwood and Bentley period

About 1777

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Pair of cast-iron bracelets, or cuffs, each comprised of five links in the form of pierced Gothic tracery.
Round box with dog on cover.
Quiver vase of solid pale blue jasper with dark blue jasper dip, decorated with white jasper relief, mounted on circular base with stylized leafy border motifs, the body comprised of four columns, or shafts, the fronts and sides of which are molded with panels of horizontal fluting, in the center of each side a ring is attached from which dangles a bit of drapery, at the top of each shaft is a horizontal band of tiny overlapping shell elements and extending upward from the top of the vase are the feathered ends of arrows, or quivers, at the base of the body and spilling onto the circular base are thickly molded, applied leafy motifs and flowers, the domed cover, likewise of pale blue jasper with dark blue jasper dip, sits inside the quivers and has as its knop a pair of doves, or love birds, with wings outstretched and beaks touching, resting on white cloudy grounds.
Bow porcelain figure of a male figure, with a fabric draped around and grapes on wines as a wreath on his head. He holds a cup in one hand and grapes over the cup with the other hand. His elbow rest on a tall container of grapes. He stands on a painted rococo style scroll base, painted in burgundy and gold. His game of hunted rabbit hangs by his side.