Ice Block

Claudi Casanovas

2008

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Bowl, David Puxley, Wedgwood, glazed stoneware
Oval blue jasper Nicolo intaglio with black profile portrait of King George III
Tricolor jasper barber bottle, the main body of solid white jasper with yellow and black jasper dip and applied white jasper relief decoration, the bottle on round foot with band of overlapping acanthus leaves, the body with stiff leaf motifs that extend upward from the stem, with four large molded masks of Bacchus at the shoulder atop a band of laurel leaves and berries that extends around the entire shoulder, the masks above garlands of leafy grape vines with bunches of grapes, on each of four sides a small roundel of blue jasper with allegories of the seasons in the form of cupids with the relevant seasonal attributes, surrounded by a white border, the long narrow neck with floral garlands held by small ram's heads below a band of beading, with a band of crossed ribbons at the lip, the conforming cover with stiff leaf motifs and ball finial.
Mount, or fitting, for a monocular (single lens telescopic opera glass) of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, with a border of anthemion motifs at the wide end below a band of rolled ribbon, on the main body are two scenes in white relief, on one "The Cupid Seller" and on the other a group of warriors before a seated figure, the scenes separated by small trees, above the scenes are a series of garlands below a band of small floral elements, designed to be fitted into gilt-bronze and ivory mounts.