Flower Basket

Wedgwood

1830 - 1850

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Green and white
Rectangular plaque mounted on wood, in the central cartouche Otto von Bismarck as a knight on horseback with three-headed dragon, in the background a landscape with river and castle.
Tall, footed vase with cover in a deep blue and white jasper dip, the edge of the foot is decorated in white relief with a band of overlapping leaves and berries delicately shaded to give the impression of translucency, the stem features a band of beading where it meets the body, the lower body is decorated in a stiff leaf / lotus pattern, the main body is decorated in the round with a group of cherubs, or "geniuses" each carrying symbolic objects or playing musical instruments; above the figures is a border of nine bearded men interspersed with laurel branches and above this a border of anthemion motifs, the upper edge of the vase is decorated with an egg-and-dart pattern below a narrow band of ropework, the neck features a band of of grape vines and leaves with bunches of grapes, the conforming domed cover has a similar stiff leaf / lotus pattern and pine cone finial.
Cast-iron necklace comprised of a mesh chain with three small oval medallions set in gold, the clasp a larger oval medallion set in gold, all with antique reliefs.