Frederick the Great

Wedgwood

About 1785

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Oval medallion of black basalt with bas relief portrait bust of Roman Emperor Galba (3 BC-69 AD) facing right, wearing laurel leaf crown, the name GALBA impressed below the truncation, self frame, pierced to hang.
Tall, elongated, pear-shaped silver coffeepot on round, molded foot with double C-scroll ivory handle and hinged, double-domed lid with pinecone finial, the curved spout with applied shell-like motifs, on one side of the main body in bright-cut engraving within an oval reserve comprised of leafy motifs a coat of arms (possibly of the Irish branch of the Judge family) hanging from a tied ribbon, outside the reserve two bound branches (one laurel, one possibly palm), above a badge with a seated Irish Wolfhound.
Cast-iron pocket watch holder in the form of a single sunflower with thick, leafy stem in a small, simple pot, resting on an under dish that is decorated with scrolls and stylized organic motifs, the face of the flower is open and sports a holder for a pocket watch attached to the back.
Large, heavy beer pump handle of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, the body with on one side the muse Terpsichore, muse of choral dance and song, and on the other the muse Melpomene, muse of tragedy, between them are dividers comprised of acanthus leaves and anthemion motifs.