Vase

David Puxley, Wedgwood

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Large, square earthenware tile partially printed and hand-painted with a circular reserve outlined by a white band within two yellow bands containing in white with blue highlights the portrait of an older, bearded man to left wearing a fur coat and ermine cap with ear muffs, the cap has a band of holly, the ground with a blue on blue design of holly sprigs, the larger ground of the tile contains in various shades of blue a pattern of decorative, horizontal bands with from the top a band of small x's and solid dots; the name of the season WIN TER; a fish scale pattern; a band of open dots; a band of scrolling motifs; and a band featuring a zigzag design, the reverse with horizontal bars in relief to aid adhesion when setting the tile.
Small cup-shaped vase with foot, of white stoneware covered with a brown glaze, the main body fluted and decorated with a series of cream and brown stripes, below the lip a band of cream with applied brown star-shaped and clover motifs between two rows of beading, the interior glazed brown.
Standing Man and Seated Woman with Eggs, Derby Porcelain Manufactory, William Duesbury & Co., ceramic
Large, rectangular tablet of white jasper with peach-green jasper dip and white relief decoration, with a scene of Apollo and the Muses below a series of floral swags supported by paterae from which hang trophies.