Teapot

Staffordshire

1740-50

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Tan and brown agate teapot with cover, originally broken in several pieces
White porcelain figure of a seated man playing the mandolin, seated on a tree stump with flowery branch on molded, rocky base, his legs crossed and his head turned to one side as though singing, wearing 18th century garb and hat.
Rectangular blue jasper plaque with white relief scene of Sacrifice to Ceres
Jug of black basalt with encaustic painting, derived from the Greek "oenochoe" form, the foot and body above the shoulder and neck are engine turned, the main body with an image of Daedalus building his wings below a tear drop border that extends around the body below the shoulder, with red trim around the lip and stem and a band of beading around the upper neck.