Oval tri color jasper lilac sage green and white cameo with white relief sacrificial scene

Sacrifice

Wedgwood

About 1800

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Bust in profile left in Prussian generals uniform with several medals including the Order of the Black Eagle the Iron Cross and the National Order of Merit
Oval medallion with relief profile portrait of Stanislaw II Augustus Poniatowski King of Poland 1732 1795 Last King of Poland Elected 1964 as successor of Augustus III Elector of Saxony Frederick the Great agreed a partition of Poland with Austria and endeavoured to get Russian assistance In 1772 the first partition of Poland took place but intrigues among the Polish nobles again resulted in Prussian and Russian intervention and to a second partition in 1793 In 1794 a rebellion started which led to the defeat of both Russian and Prussian armies but the Austrians defeated Kosciusko the Polish patriot at Warsaw and severely wounded he was taken prisoner Stanislas abdicated and died in St Petersburg His weakness considerably contributed to the Polish defeat
Head in profile right in cast iron frame with crown above
Cup shaped bowl The bowls exterior is partially glazed and decorated with irregular black bands on top of a brown coat that varies in pigmentation intensity The lower half of the bowl is glazed more consistently and the lower black bands have a drip like quality to them and are also more uniform in size and spacing on the form The upper half of the bowl contains unglazed black bands that are indented in most parts creating a rough texture The lip of the bowl is white and unglazed and the bowls base is glazed and white The bowls interior is glazed irregularly and is primarily mustard with areas of unglazed bone china showing through