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Lot 145 The partnership of Wedgwood and Bentley created some of the most inventive and celebrated pottery of the late 18th century. They were the unrivalled potters of neoclassicism. Designs were heavily influenced by and copied from well-known sources, but only the best aspects of the style selected. Black basalt was one of the most expensive bodies created by Wedgwood in around 1768, inspired by Etruscan wares being recovered in Italy.
A WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT EWER
CIRCA 1780, IMPRESSED WAFER MARK
Closed22 May 2008
Price Realised
GBP 2,125
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Specialist note
The shape of this ewer is adapted from the example on the title page of Jaques Stella's Livre de vases, Paris, circa 1667, the only real variation being the addition of the scales to the handle.