Henry IV of France

Wedgwood

About 1782

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Solid medium blue jasper bulb pot in the form of the figure of a classically-dressed Psyche as a young woman reclining next to a large vessel on an oval base molded and decorated with white jasper to look like a rocky ground, Psyche rests against a sarcophagus decorated with white jasper garlands and stiff leaf motifs and with a pierced top.
Black basalt tripod incense burner on a round base decorated with a band of Greek key, the oblong body supported by three legs in the form of Egyptian sphinxes on paw feet, a band of fluting and two bands of beading around the lower part of the body, the plain cover with ball finial is a facsimile.
Oval blue jasper medallion with white relief Yale University seal, with original leatherette box
Large, heavy beer pump handle of white jasper with dark blue jasper dip and white relief decoration, the body with on one side the muse Urania, muse of astronomy, and on the other the muse Melpomene, muse of tragedy, between them are dividers comprised of acanthus leaves and anthemion motifs.