Medallion “Sacrifice to Hygeia”

Wedgwood

About 1800

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A soft-paste porcelain plate with scalloped edge decorated in the Imari style with the "Old Japan Fan" pattern, with underglaze blue and overglaze red and green "fans" highlighted in gold on each of the four sides, and with four blue roundels with gold highlights in between, in the center is a large chrysanthemum motif in gold with a red and green center and blue band around, on the underside of the rim is a pattern of trailing floral vines in blue with red floral motifs.
Obverse: The heads of Crown Prince Ludwig (1786-1868; 1825-48 King) and Crown Princess Theresa (1792-1854) of Bavaria in profile right. Reverse, blank.
Tiny round tri-color jasper (sage green, lilac, and white) cameo with cupid seated
Cup and saucer of solid white jasper with applied green, lilac and white jasper relief decoration, the cup of cylindrical shape with a band of green acanthus leaves around the bottom, the main body with garlands of green ivy leaves with lilac berries and small medallions suspended from the joinings of the garlands, each lilac medallion with a small white flying cupid in relief, with a leafy vine running around the top of the cup below the lip, with leaf-molded handle, the saucer with like garlands around the rim and a band of acanthus leaves around the inner well.