Dinner Plate

Wedgwood

1936

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Tall, heavy, urn-shaped vase of black basalt resting on small square base, the round foot with a band of acanthus leaves at edge, the lower body with large applied stylized acanthus leaves and separated from the upper body by a band of bound rods that encircle the body, the upper body on each side with the same relief scene of Prometheus chained to a rock and being attacked by an eagle, who attempts to eat his liver, with two large molded handles of draped female herm figures with outstretched arms, their hands entwined with, or bound by, snakes, the flat shoulder extends to a long neck that is decorated on each side with rams heads, the upper protruding edge is fluted, with pointed cover.
Oval dark blue jasper medallion with white relief profile portrait of King George III (1738-1820) facing right., cracked.He is shown in profile wearing a laurel wreath like a Roman Emperor. He was married to Queen Charlotte after whom Wedgwood's Queen's ware was so named in her honour.
Tea bowl and associated saucer of solid light blue jasper with applied white jasper relief decoration, the tea bowl decorated with cupids at play, the interior lapidary polished, the saucer engine turned on the interior and with a band of overlapping acanthus and stiff leaf motifs.
Rectangular black basalt intaglio with figure Erato