Handkerchief

England

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Solid light blue jasper bulb pot with applied white jasper relief decoration, the round foot decorated with acanthus leaves with beading at the joint, the lower body with stiff leaf motifs against a stippled ground, and a band of small reliefs including trophies, musical instruments, masks and acanthus leaves around the waist, the main body with the scene of Apollo and the Nine Muses in a landscape likewise against a stippled ground, the protruding lip with gadrooning, the inset cover fitment of solid light blue jasper with a darker blue jasper dip with a molded mossy ground with flowers and three large holes to support three inserts to hold bulbs, each in the form of a leafy stem.
Bust in profile right. Cast after a Wedgwood jasper medallion, catalogued by Josiah Wedgwood in 1779.
Rectangular blue jasper plaque with white relief of women and children dancing
Simple, small silver chamber candlestick with attached snuffer, the well round with beaded edge, the edge of the C-scroll handle/snuffer holder likewise beaded, the urn-shaped candleholder raised on an open pedestal that would have held a fire starter or match, the upper flared rim of the candleholder likewise with beaded edge and the foot decorated with bright-cut engraving, the conical snuffer fits into the holder with an L-shaped hook and has a beaded edge.