Frame for Wedgwood Medallions

Wedgwood

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Small caneware urn decorated with encaustic painting, of amphora shape with black bands around the edge of the foot and stem, the main body decorated with the image of a bearded man and a woman in classical dress at an altar; the man holds a staff and a bowl and the woman a jug (Libation to Zeus?), below them is a band of classical inspiration and around the neck is a decorative band of abstract leafy elements, the reverse of the vase has a purely decorative motif of scrolling vines and anthemions, the handles and lip likewise edged in black.
Covered bouquetiere, or flower container, of white stoneware covered with a matt black glaze, oval in shape and designed to resemble a footed basket with two looped, twig handles, with a rope twist border at the foot and edge of cover, the pierced, domed corresponding cover with a hole in the middle and short neck, the interior likewise glazed.
Obverse: Scene from the Last Supper. Reverse: Allegory of Faith holding in her right hand a wreath of stars and in her left a cross.
Large, free-form "headless duck" sculpture