Intaglio Seal “Hercules”

Marked, but not Wedgwood

19th century

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Small oval teapot of light buff-colored caneware, the upper body molded to look as though it has an irregular, "feather-edged" border picked out in bright blue enamel, the lower body decorated with a series of floral garlands that run around the body — bright red roses, small blue flowers, green leaves — the upper edge with a band of white enamel highlighted with stylized green anthemion motifs between dot borders, the ear-shaped handle molded with modest leafy décor, the gently curved spout with similar "feather edge" molding highlighted in blue, the flat cover with the same white enamel border and molded decoration picked out in blue, with recumbent spaniel as knop.
Small oval medallion of white jasperware with black jasper bas relief of an enslaved African wearing only a loin cloth, kneeling and in shackles, with his hands grasped together, around him the inscription AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER?
Cover to a dish or bowl of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, the cover domed and missing its finial, around the sides are six small relief scenes between decorative elements of leaves and anthemion motifs, the scenes include "The Muses Watering Pegasus," "Bellerophon Watering Pegasus," "Priam begging Achilles for the Body of Hector," "Sacrifice to Aesculapius," a group with a cage, and "Aurora."
Pair of vases of solid light blue jasper with applied white jasper relief decoration, each on round foot decorated with overlapping acanthus leaves, the tapered body with a pattern of four fluted columns ending in lion's feet, with lion's head's with rings in their mouths at the top of each column, with a band of twisted ribbon around the lower body and a band of ribbon and oak leaves at the top, the main body with floral and fruit festoons between the columns as well as small oval medallions with classical vignettes, including a flying cupid, a detail from Sacrifice to Hymen, Venus bound by Cupid, and a classical figure, the flared lip with the same overlapping acanthus leaf motif as around the foot.