Tablet “A Sacrifice”

Wedgwood

20th century

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Oval gray blue jasper plaque with white relief scene of A Conquered Province with figure of mourning woman in front of suit of armor on pole in ormolu frame
Porcelain Commedia dellarte figural group of a Harlequin wearing a lilac conical hat a white ruff over a gilt edged jacket half patterned with yellow lilac and black diamonds and the other half blue and patterned with playing cards with large gold buttons with white trousers and lilac shoes with big yellow bows in his left hand he holds cherries he kneels behind his female companion Columbine who wears a lilac and yellow bodice and white skirt decorated with bright indianische Blumen seated with a basket of cherries on her lap her right hand by a colorful green parrot perched on a gilt edged white tripod table her left hand and gaze raised toward a second parrot perched on a leafy branch of the tree behind them the mound base applied with colorful flowers and green leaves
Large round shallow bowl with scalloped edges and fluted sides of dark red stoneware and covered with a thick opaque beige ash glaze that is pitted and scorched in the central well a scroll like motif
Bust in profile left in uniform with medals