Wedgwood porcelain jasperware scent bottle with two classical scenes and formal decor

Wedgwood porcelain jasperware scent bottle decorated with a young couple in front of an elderly seated woman, and on the other side, with two women making an offering on an alter of Eros who is hiding behind a mask and stretches out his hand to receive the offerings, Silver screw cap for Birmingham, 1888, FW for francis Webb silversmith. In 1774, Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95) introduced the unglazed jasperware with white relief decoration on pastel or black backgrounds for which the firm became famous. The technique was used for ornamental cameos that appealed to the late 18th-century passion for ancient cameos and intaglios.