Vase

Richard Manz

About 1970

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Bulb pot of solid light blue jasper with applied white jasper relief decoration and conforming solid white insert cover to hold the bulbs, molded and square in shape with an arched gallery around the top, the foot with a band of stiff leaf motifs, each side with a square panel each containing a classical scene, one is Sacrifice to Aesculapius, or a tripod vessel with fruit and other things, below the upper edge a band of palmettes the arches with fan motifs and paterae at each corner, the white insert cover rests inside.
Cast from mold with profile portrait of George Washington
Heavy, round, footed vase or bowl of rough reddish-brown stoneware with small white flecks, the exterior turned to produce a kind of striated surface that adds to the roughness of the piece, the lip folds inward to create a relatively wide edge, the interior covered with a dark glossy brown glaze.
Cylindrical black jasper beer/ale pump column with white relief decoration of a classical lady with stick and peacock and on the other side a classical female carrying a cornucopia of flowers with a border at the top and bottom of oak leaves and acorns