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1912 - 1913

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Frieze tablet of solid light blue jasper with applied white jasper relief decoration featuring two oval paterae with sunflowers and beading supporting a floral festoon with two trailing ends containing roses and other flowers.
Vase of sold light blue jasperware with white relief and molded decoration, the body is urn-shaped with a low, squat foot with gadrooned edge that rests on a small, square plinth, the plinth is decorated with stylized anthemion motifs, a band of beading hides the spot where the foot meets the body, the body is decorated with a row of stylized acanthus leaves at the base and below the shoulder with an irregular pattern of billowy rushes and cat-o-nine tails, the deep shoulder curves up to form the neck of the vase, on either side sits a large swan with outstretched wings, its long neck curved, its head resting on its chest to form handles, the lip with a band of batswing, or radiating flute, motifs, the cover with the figure of a kneeling Leda giving sustenance to the swan.
Bulb pot of solid white jasper with a deep blue jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration, of Greek cantharos shape, the body of inverted bell shape with two elongated ear handles with loops in the middle and mounted on a square plinth, on each side of the plinth scrolling foliate motifs with a larger leafy element in the center, the lower body with a repeating drop leaf pattern and the upper body divided into sections each with a small classical scene, including Coriolanus; the Three Graces; Beleraphon watering Pegasus; Nike and Warrior; Procession; and the Archers, the interior is glazed and with a flat round insert cover with holes to accommodate flower stems.
Small hollow pedestal of solid light blue jasper with a darker blue jasper dip and with white jasper relief decoration, bell-shaped with a guilloche band at the lower edge and with four heavy legs of white jasper with ram's masks at the top and extending downward with leaf and berry decoration and ending in hoofed feet, on each of the four sides a small winged cupid with various implements as allegories of the four seasons, with a hole on the top.