The Tailor

Derby Porcelain Manufactory, William Duesbury & Co.

1780 - 1820

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Small round button comprised of a dark blue jasper medallion with white jasper bas relief of Perseus and Andromeda – Andromeda steps down from the rock, her left hand is supported by Perseus – in a cut-steel mount with gadrooned border, with eye on back.
Small teapot of cylindrical shape of solid white jasper with lilac jasper dip and applied white and green jasper relief decoration, with ear-shaped, leaf-molded handle and straight spout with applied leaf and berry motifs at the terminal and floral garlands at the tip, around the lower body a band of overlapping acanthus leaves with delicate shading, the main body engine-turned to create checkerboard pattern of alternating white and lilac squares with small applied green jasper quatrefoils in the white squares, below the shoulder a band of leafy vines, the conforming, flat cover with same checkerboard pattern and ball finial with a band of like checkerboard motifs, the interior unglazed and with strainer.
Oval dark blue jasper medallion with white relief figure of Zephyr, set in a chased brass frame possibly for insetting into furniture.
Pair of small round creamware plates with shell edge highlighted in green enamel.