Obverse: Bust in profile right.

Tadeusz Andrezej Bonaventura Kosciuszko (1746-1817), Polish National Hero

Modeled by François Augustin Caunois, Alexanderhütte (Huta Aleksandra Bialogenie)

1818

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Shallow dish or tray of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, of rectangular form with truncated corners, the interior with a band of oak leaves and acorns around the edge, in the center well a central decorative element comprised of acanthus leaves and anthemion motifs, on either side one of the Muses, Erato, Muse of Amorous Poetry holding a lyre, and Euterpe, Muse of Lyric Poetry holding two pipes, or flutes.
Round blue jasper medallion with white relief profile portrait of Theophrastus facing left, set in brass mount
Octagonal blue jasper plaque with white relief figure of Zephyr with garland, Josiah Wedgwood made these medallions in a range of sizes. According to his printed sale catalogue of 1779, the ones of this size were especially suitable 'for inlaying in fine Cabinets, Writing-Tables, Bookcases [etc] of which they form the most beautiful enrichment at moderate Expence.' They were also mounted on wooden and ivory tea canisters, on small boxes for snuff, patches, toothpicks and cards, and were incorporated into cut-steel brooches, bracelets and other jewellery.
Hollow lamp or candelabrum drum of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration of four small scenes including the Three Graces, Apollo, Nike or Nemesis at an altar, and an unidentified scene of a seated woman on a pedestal with a man making an offering, at the top a double band of oak leaves.