A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD AND BENTLEY CREAMWARE 'PORPHYRY' TWO-HANDLED VASES AND COVERS CIRCA 1768-80
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October 23, 06:38 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD AND BENTLEY CREAMWARE 'PORPHYRY' TWO-HANDLED VASES AND COVERS CIRCA 1768-80
vase shape no. 1, of urn shape, affixed on either side at the shoulder with a cream-colored satyr's mask, the horns forming handles which pierce the rim of the vase and from which hang molded garlands of fruiting vine, the creamware bodies modeled in shades of green to simulate porphyry, the covers with a ball knop, upon black basalt stepped square bases, applied medallions embossed WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY: ETRURIA.
Heights 10 and 10⅛ in.
25.4, 25.6 cm
Collection of Mr Gabriel Kirzenbaum, New Jersey, June 1980
Institute of Fine Arts, 1982, bearing label
The Hammond Museum, 1984, bearing label