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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES FIGURES, 'FAUN' AND 'BACCHANTE'
Lot 132

A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES FIGURES, 'FAUN' AND 'BACCHANTE'

CIRCA 1860, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, AFTER A MODEL BY CLODION

Fermé15 April 2011

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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES FIGURES, 'FAUN' AND 'BACCHANTE'
CIRCA 1860, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, AFTER A MODEL BY CLODION
Modeled striding, both holding a thyrsus, he with trussed game birds and pipes; she with grapes, bells and a tambourine
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high (2)

Note du spécialiste

Claude Michel, called Clodion, French (1738-1814). An 18th century terracotta pair by Clodion is recorded in the Tower Drawing Room at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire.

For an engraving of the Wedgwood display at The London International Exhibition of 1862 featuring the model of 'Faun', see The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, London, 1862, p. 210.