Covered Urn

Wedgwood, Wedgwood and Bentley

1770-1780

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Creamware stand for a fruit basket with a molded basket weave pattern in the well and pierced latticework rim, highlighted in red and black enamel.
On a thick, rectangular plinth decorated on each side with the Greek key pattern, gilt, the top of the plinth is bronzed, rest two Egyptian sphinxes whose outstretched wings support an oval bowl which has been molded with a raised, pattern of loose ribbons on the sides and underneath with the head of Bacchus surrounded by grapes and leaves, the headdress of each sphinx is gilded and around the edge of the bowl is a band of gilding that extends to the two swan's head handles as well as the gadrooning on the bowl's shoulder, the conforming cover rests on the gilded, beaded edge of the bowl and has a gilded lotus finial.
Octagonal four-color jasper (dark blue, sage green, black, and white) cameo with white relief scene with six putti
Miniature condiment jug of dark blue jasper and white relief decoration with silver mounts and flat, hinged lid with an opening for a spoon and ball finial, the body of the jug conically shaped and with a loop handle, with two relief scenes including Nike and a Warrior with a statue of Athena, and Bellerophon watering Pegasus, in between the scenes is a large tree with smaller flowering bushes.