A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT LARGE FIGURES OF VENUS AND MERCURY 19TH CENTURY
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October 23, 06:38 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT LARGE FIGURES OF VENUS AND MERCURY 19TH CENTURY
after the marbles by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785), Venus with two billing doves at her side, the underside impressed uppercase VENUS and WEDGWOOD; Mercury attaching his winged sandals, the reverse of the base with impressed uppercase MERCURY, over WEDGWOOD.
Venus, 19 in.; Mercury, 18¼ in.
48.2 cm; 46.5 cm
Mercury: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc. New York, April 24, 1982, lot 456
Sotheby's New York, October 26, 1990, lot 288