Silver commemorative medal with relief profile portrait of John Flaxman on one side, and relief scene of Mercury supporting Pandora flying left on the other, only thirty silver examples of this medal were awarded

John Flaxman Commemorative Medal

Henry Weigall Jr., for the Art Union of London

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Small silver, oval tray on four cast ball and claw feet, with beaded edge.
Radiant bust almost front, slightly left, the head in profile left.
Squat, urn-shaped silver covered sugar bowl resting on a square base that is decorated with bright-cut engraving in a pattern of floral motifs at the corners and bands of squiggly dots between, the round, pierced foot decorated with stylized floral elements in roundels, the body with a pierced middle section in a repetitive geometric pattern that mirrors the decoration on the foot, the upper body engraved with empty circular reserves and leafy and dot swag motifs, the neck with a pierced wavescroll band below a beaded edge, the elongated, domed cover likewise engraved on the inverted shoulder with bands of repeating dots, scallops, and ovals, with small urn finial.
Box with Inset Compass, wood, lacquer