Portland Vase, copy, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Stoke-on-Trent; pottery manufactory; 1790–1895. Pelike-shaped vase in black with white rendered from a black background reliefs depicting: Atia, mother of Emperor Augustus, Apollo and Neptune; Hecuba wife of Priam with a torch in her hand, surrounded by Venus and Paris; at the bottom, Paris, lost in thought. 19th/20th century. Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Vase; height 26.6 cm, width 19 cm., A round decorative object sits on a clear stand against a gray background, the object showing a raised profile of a person wearing a draped head covering and cloak, with a contemplative hand near the face and stylized leaf motifs behind the head; the object has contrasting dark and light areas in a patterned arrangement, and the visible colors include gray, white, black, and clear.
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Portland Vase, copy, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Stoke-on-Trent; pottery manufactory; 1790–1895. Pelike-shaped vase in black with white rendered from a black background reliefs depicting: Atia, mother of Emperor Augustus, Apollo and Neptune; Hecuba wife of Priam with a torch in her hand, surrounded by Venus and Paris; at the bottom, Paris, lost in thought. 19th/20th century. Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Vase; height 26.6 cm, width 19 cm., A round decorative object sits on a clear stand against a gray background, the object showing a raised profile of a person wearing a draped head covering and cloak, with a contemplative hand near the face and stylized leaf motifs behind the head; the object has contrasting dark and light areas in a patterned arrangement, and the visible colors include gray, white, black, and clear.

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Portland Vase copy Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Stoke-on-Trent pottery manufactory 1790–1895 Pelike-shaped vase black white rendered black background reliefs depicting Atia mother Emperor Augustus Apollo Neptune Hecuba wife Priam torch hand surrounded Venus Paris bottom lost thought 19th 20th century Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent England Vase height 26.6 cm width 19 cm round decorative object sits clear stand gray background object showing raised profile person wearing draped head covering cloak contemplative hand near face stylized leaf motifs object contrasting dark light areas patterned arrangement visible colors include gray white clear.

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