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Arnold Machin, Wedgwood

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Vase, or urn-shaped, small silver sugar resting on a square plinth, the round foot beaded around the edge, with two elongated, ear-shaped handles with stylized leafy terminals, the upper edge of the main body likewise beaded, the cover – with a notch to accommodate a small spoon or ladle – extends up with a long neck and flared, beaded, central edge with a domed top and ball finial, the main body engraved on one side with a coat of arms comprised of a semi eagle in profile left above a draped shield (the interior rubbed and not easily legible), the cover engraved on one side with the same eagle.
Wedgwood bone china floral brooch with one blue, white and pink flower against green leaves on a metal mount
Tall creamware flat-back figural group of abolitionist John Brown with two small African-American girls in white dresses on an oval base with the name JOHN BROWN on the front, the skin of the girls glazed dark brown, the hair black, Brown's beard glazed brown and his cheeks rosy, otherwise his suit is white with details picked out in bronze lustre, his shoes black.
Square plaque of solid white jasper with partial black jasper inlay and applied white jasper relief decoration, self-framed in white with a smaller black square in the center, featuring the applied white jasper scene of two cupids with a lion, the cupid in front carrying a dish and holding the lion on a chain, the cupid behind reaching out to a bird in flight, with a tree in the background.