Wedgwood and Bentley Black Basalt Vase and Cover

Description:

Wedgwood and Bentley Black Basalt Vase and Cover, England, c.1775, vase shape 98 with husk swags terminating at female sphinx head handles, central classical medallion depicting the 'Three Graces', the cover with laurel border and sibyl finial, impressed mark, (shallow chips to socle foot),ht. 11 1/2 in.

Literature: Illustrated in WEDGWOOD I, by R. Reilly, plate 550.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

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