Teapot “Charlotte at the Tomb of Werther” and “Sportive Love”

Modeled by William Hackwood, Designed by Lady Elizabeth Templetown, Wedgwood

1780-1800

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Small cast-iron cross pendant, each of the arms three-part, in the form of Gothic tracery motifs, the central medallion is in the form of a gold-mounted rosette.
Bust in profile right in civilan uniform with crossed hammer and gad on epaulet.
Obverse: The conjoined busts of King Friedrick Wilhelm III (1773-1840; 1797 King) and Queen Luise of Prussia (1776-1810) in profile left on a pedestal decorated with oak leaves. Reverse: Goddess of Nature seated while a winged genius of the mining industry lifts her veil, lions lie at her feet.
Pair of teardrop-shaped earrings of dark blue jasper with white jasper bas relief, each earring suspended on a short chain set with two jargoons (faux stones) and hanging from a round dark-blue jasper medallion with white jasper bas relief in a pinwheel pattern and with a jargoon in the center, with gold screw back, the drops each with stiff leaf pattern above and beaded swags below, in the middle of each a series of classical figures comprised of .1) "Hercules strangling the Nemean Lion"; "Terpsichore"; "Hercules supporting the world"; and "Diana with stag"; and .2) "Hercules strangling the Nemean Lion"; "classical male figure"; "Hercules supporting the world"; and "classical male and female figures."