Pair of Flower Pots

Possibly Derby Porcelain Manufactory, William Duesbury & Co.

About 1760

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Black basalt jug decorated with encaustic painting derived from the Greek "oenochoe" form with a band of red around the foot and detailing the handle, the body decorated with on one side the image of a classical figure holding a mirror aloft and on the other a classical figure in movement holding a wreath, both are making offerings and are derived from a scene of the god Castor in a temple, above the figures at the shoulder is a band of anthemion and tear drop motifs below a band of floral elements, midway on the neck is a band of beading and the lip of the jug is decorated with an egg and dart pattern, the curved, molded handle terminates in a molded mask, perhaps Castor's brother Pollux, wearing a swan headdress above a foliate sprig.
Bust in profile right.
Blue jasper switch plate for electric light, with white relief figures of Apollo and Calliope with rosettes around screw hole
Round plaque with Perseus and Andromeda with silver mount and ring