Small Leaf-Shaped Dishes (2)

Press-molded soft-paste porcelain dish of over-lapping cabbage leaves ending with crossed stem handle, painted in underglaze blue with naturistic flowers; the center of two drooping tulips.

Deep form soft paste porcelain junket dish with scalloped border, the interior molded with three scallop shells in which fruits are printed in underglaze blue, and a center molded six-lobed circle printed with the "pine cone" pattern; six sprays of blue flowers are printed each below acorresponding curve of the rim;the outside is printed with large salad vegetables; the inside rim is apinted in underglaze blue dentil border; marked in the form of a hatched crescent.

Molded oval basketweave soft-paste porcelain drainer dish with scalloped rim having a set of molded leaves at each end; the form and stems picked out in painted underglaze blue, the center oval open in blue painted basketweave pattern surrounded by molded rope border from which molded archs extend to the rim; the rope molding is bordered by a painted cell design; and a scalloped blue painted border outlines the rim moldings; painted marks in the form of an an open crescent; footrim is pierced, probably recently, for a hanging display; use of this dish is unknown;

Porcelain sugar bowl and its flattened ogee shaped lid with an open flower finial with two applied molded leaves; both printed in underglaze blue with floral sprays and butterflies; the interior circumference of the bowl and the exterior rim of the cover are painted with double lines in blue; the "Three Flowers" pattern.

Pierced oval-shaped porcelain basket with entwined handles ending in applied flowers; the inside rim painted in underglaze blue with a diapered border below which are scrolls and small flower sprays; the interior center is printed with the "Pine Cone " pattern; outside applied flowers and florets are painted in underglaze blue.

Porcelain underglaze blue painted small jug with sparrow beak and loop handle decorated with large bouquet of flowers and smaller sprays; painted blue diapered border.

Oval-shaped porcelain garniture vase with rectangular paw-footed base; covered in gilding with rectangular panel on one side in which exotic landscape, ship, palm trees and dark-skinned figures are depicted; lion heads with crests as handles.

Circular shallow hard-paste porcelain after-dinner coffee cup with circular foot and strap handle; front of cup decorated with eagle with sunlight breaking through clouds behind; eagle perched on shield with banner inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM" below (arms of the United States);body enameleded with wide band of royal purple ("Solferino") with gold dots at top; upper edge with gold cable design; gilded edge.

Hard-paste porcelain plate with bat printed image of Jacob Jones; matte gold bands around plate and around image of Jones.