Wedgwood and Beyond: English Ceramics from the Starr Collection
Wedgwood and Beyond: English Ceramics from the Starr Collection
A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD AND BENTLEY BLACK BASALT OVOID VASES AND COVERS CIRCA 1775
Auction Closed
October 23, 06:38 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD AND BENTLEY BLACK BASALT OVOID VASES AND COVERS CIRCA 1775
vase shape no. 26, the bodies with fine engine turned banding, each affixed on either side with a horned Dionysus mask, the rims with a molded band of fabric swags tied with bows, on square bases, the covers with acorn knops, embossed WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY: ETRURIA. circular marks.
Heights 11½ in.
29.2 cm
Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Victor, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., New York, March 10, 1978, lot 134
Gallagher, Ars Ceramica, 2019, no. 31, p. 21, fig. 13