Teapot

England

18th century

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Bust front in uniform with sash and medals.
Vase, David Puxley, Wedgwood, black basalt with glazed interior
Tall, footed vase with cover in a deep blue and white jasper dip, the edge of the foot is decorated in white relief with a band of overlapping leaves and berries delicately shaded to give the impression of translucency, the stem features a band of beading where it meets the body, the lower body is decorated in a stiff leaf / lotus pattern, the main body is decorated in the round with a group of cherubs, or "geniuses" each carrying symbolic objects or playing musical instruments; above the figures is a border of nine bearded men interspersed with laurel branches and above this a border of anthemion motifs, the upper edge of the vase is decorated with an egg-and-dart pattern below a narrow band of ropework, the neck features a band of of grape vines and leaves with bunches of grapes, the conforming domed cover has a similar stiff leaf / lotus pattern and pine cone finial.
Quiver vase of solid pale blue jasper with dark blue jasper dip, decorated with white jasper relief, mounted on circular base with stylized leafy border motifs, the body comprised of four columns, or shafts, the fronts and sides of which are molded with panels of horizontal fluting, in the center of each side a ring is attached from which dangles a bit of drapery, at the top of each shaft is a horizontal band of tiny overlapping shell elements and extending upward from the top of the vase are the feathered ends of arrows, or quivers, at the base of the body and spilling onto the circular base are thickly molded, applied leafy motifs and flowers, the domed cover, likewise of pale blue jasper with dark blue jasper dip, sits inside the quivers and has as its knop a pair of doves, or love birds, with wings outstretched and beaks touching, resting on white cloudy grounds.