A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT VASES AND COVERS
Lot 146

A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT VASES AND COVERS

CIRCA 1768-80, IMPRESSED CIRCULAR MARK

Closed22 May 2008

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GBP 3,250

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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT VASES AND COVERS
CIRCA 1768-80, IMPRESSED CIRCULAR MARK
Oviform, engine-turned with vertical stripes, moulded to the rim with a bead-edged panel of drapery swags flanked by satyr-head handles, the domed covers with acorn finials
11 in. (28 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

It is suggested that this vase shape derives from a design by Friedrich Kirschner (1748-89).