Paperweight, Owl

Designed by Ronald Stennett-Willson, Wedgwood Glass, King's Lynn (Norfolk), England

1969-1975

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Creamware jelly mold core in the shape of an obelisk on a flat base with raised edge to contain a cover (missing), each side is hand-painted with different green, leafy flowering vines with red, purple, pink and blue flowers.
In the shape of a tub, the cover with relief decoration and a recumbent lion as knob.
Obverse: Portrait bust in profile right. Reverse: A rocky mountain in clouds with a crown above and a warrior storming the summit with shield and sword below.
Long, slender plaque or tablet cast in iron with raised decoration featuring a series of individuals on horseback and foot in a procession, from the Parthenon frieze in Athens.