Vase

William Moorcroft

1920-1935

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Silver commemorative medal with relief profile portrait of John Flaxman on one side, and relief scene of Mercury supporting Pandora flying left on the other, only thirty silver examples of this medal were awarded
Image is of group of eight, two were given by Iris Buten Newman in 2011 (see AFI 1006.2011.1-.2), the balance belong to Bebe and Pete Magee
Rectangular black jasper plaque with white relief scene of Blind Man's Bluff modelled by John Flaxman. This bas relief was first modelled by John Flaxman Jnr in 1782, as a direct response to Wedgwood's request for: ‘Some groups of children, proper for bas reliefs to decorate the side of Tea pots.’ Four drawings were originally sent to Wedgwood, one of which was entitled ‘Blind Man’s Buff’.
Porcelain figure of a thrush with a white head and brown plumage perched on a low leafy tree stump amidst red berries, blue flowers, brown mushrooms, a puce caterpillar, a beetle and a bee.