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stone lias so well expressed it, " soft as an infant's flesh 

 to the touch/' and the decoration and workmanship of 

 marvellous beauty and finish. In Mr. Hall's collection are, 

 among other rare examples of tea and coffee-cups, &c., 

 a choice coffee-cup of black jasper, white inside, with white 

 rims, white wreaths, and a blue and white cameo in front ; a 

 bamboo or cane-coloured embossed teapot and stand, with 

 raised red border and classical groups, and many other 

 notable specimens ; and in my own possession, as well as in 

 the hands of most collectors, are examples of bamboo and 

 various coloured jasper services. 



The next class CLASS FOURTEEN consisted of " flower- 

 pots and root-pots," which "Wedgwood thus described : 



" root-pots, as well for bulbous as other roots, and of flower- 

 pots and bouquetiers, there is a great variety, both in respect to 

 pattern and colour, and the prices vary accordingly. The flower 

 and root- pots are from sixpence a-piece to seven shillings and six- 

 pence. Some of the bulbous root-pots are finished higher, with 

 bas-reliefs, enamelling, &c., and the prices are in proportion. The 

 ornamental, or vase flower-pots, are from one shilling to eighteen 

 shillings, or more.' 7 



CLASS FIFTEEN comprised the "ornamental vases of 

 antique form, in the < terra-cotta,' resembling agate, jasper, 

 porphyry, and other variegated stones of the crystalline 

 kind," of which I have already at some length spoken. 

 These vases he describes as being 



"Adapted for ornamenting chimney-pieces, cabinets, book-cases, 

 &c. They are from 6 to 18 or 20 inches high. The prices from 

 7s. 6d. to two or three guineas, according to their size and the 

 manner in which they are finished, with or without handles, 

 bas-reliefs, gilding, draperies, festoons, medallions, &c. They are 

 generally sold in pairs, or in sets of three, five, or seven pieces. The 

 sets of five pieces are from about two guineas to five or six guineas 

 the set." ' 



CLASS SIXTEEN included the " antique vases of black 

 porcelain, or artificial basaltes, highly finished, with bas- 



