Cup and Saucer

Wedgwood

1790-1800

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Tricolor jasper barber bottle, the main body of solid white jasper with yellow and black jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration, the bottle on round foot with band of overlapping acanthus leaves, the body with stiff leaf motifs that extend upward from the stem, with four large molded masks of Bacchus at the shoulder atop a band of laurel leaves and berries that extends around the entire shoulder, the masks above garlands of leafy grape vines with bunches of grapes, on each of four sides a small roundel of blue jasper with allegories of the seasons in the form of cupids with the relevant seasonal attributes, surrounded by a white border, the long narrow neck with floral garlands held by small ram's heads below a band of beading, with a band of crossed ribbons at the lip, the conforming cover with stiff leaf motifs and ball finial.
Pocket watch holder; on a decorative base, the stand consists of intertwined, scrolled elements and foliage with an eagle with outstretched wings, and a snake that winds up the stand and encircles the watch holder.
Earthenware vase in the Art Deco style covered completely with a mint green matte glaze, the body embossed in the round with a pattern of stylized flowers, foliage, and insects, the long, extended lip flared outward.
Bowl, David Puxley, Wedgwood, black basalt with glazed interior