Sugar with Cover

David Puxley, Wedgwood

1964-1967

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Oval blue jasper medallion with white relief profile portrait of John Locke
Rectangular blue jasper plaque with white relief scene of Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides, depicting one of Hercules’ twelve labors, given to him by Eurystheus, to steal the Golden Apples of immortality from the Garden of the Hesperides on Mt. Atlas. Originally modelled by John Flaxman in 1787
On small base decorated with green leaves stands the figure of Harlequin against a tree stump wearing turquoise knee breeches with lilac florettes and a red tunic with gilt banding, incised scroll design, and yellow bows down the front over a white shirt with ruffled collar and cuffs, on his head rests a gilt-edged tricorn hat with white bow, his shoes are yellow with lilac florettes, under his right arm he holds a lute, his left arm raises a tall pass glass to his mouth
Pair of solid sage green jasper vases with applied white jasper relief decoration and applied white jasper figures, each on an irregular, molded base with large, applied white leaves and leaning against the body of the vase which is molded to resemble a tree trunk, on .1) the figure of a winged cupid reaches with his left hand toward a white butterfly applied to the trunk, on .2) a winged cupid sleeps at the base of the tree trunk with a small birds nest with two white egg in it under his left hand.