Rulers of England – Henry VII

Wedgwood

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Large rectangular tablet of white jasper with olive green jasper dip and molded and applied relief decoration of white jasper, the scene a "Sacrifice to Love" in which a small winged Cupid stands atop a pedestal draped with garlands beneath a temple while a procession of figures leads a sacrificial bull to him, to the right of the processional stands a small piper in front of a tree, a man kneels to reach a basket of flowers while behind him an altar burns, to the far right stands the figure of a draped female holding a bird aloft on her finger while a small Putti holding a floral wreath looks on.
Vase, David Puxley, Wedgwood, glazed stoneware
Seal with bust of Napoleon I Bonaparte as grip.
Small asparagus shell, or server, of white soft-paste porcelain with low vertical, scalloped sides that taper towards one end, open at both ends to allow bundles of asparagus spears to be contained inside, the interior printed in underglaze blue in a variation of the Caughley "Temple" pattern, the border above comprised of a series of blue squares with round reserves and blue dots.