Pair of tall footed covered urns in black basalt resting on small square plinths decorated with a repeating geometric pattern on each side the foot and stems as well as the body above the shoulder and neck are engine turned the lower body with acanthus leaves that extend upward and the main body with swags of leafy grape vines and bunches of grapes each has two handles comprised of satyr masks whose long horns curve up and around and attach to the lip of the urn with fluted covers with ball finials not identical

Pair of Covered Urns

Wedgwood, Wedgwood and Bentley

1775-1780

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Round black basalt papal medallion with profile portrait of Clement XII facing right
Bust
Head in profile left
Vase with cylindrical slightly waisted form The exterior is decorated with some indented bands that vary in width wrapped around the vase mostly on the bottom half or near the lip of the vase It has a mustardtan body that is decorated with painterly brushes of brown and black some with a veinlike design in them Near the base and lip are bands of brown with a rougher texture The bottom of the base is not glazed The interior is decorated with a black and green irregular glaze