Lot Essay
Cf. Robin Reilly, Wedgwood, Volume I (1989), p. 363, pl. 479, for a similar white terracotta stoneware 'Porphyry' candlestick vase and cover.
Details
A pair of Wedgwood & Bentley two-handled white terracotta stoneware 'Porphyry' candlestick vases
of baluster form, each with loop handles terminating in a female mask head and suspending leafy garlands, enriched in gilt, on circular foot above square black basalt base, impressed marks, circa 1775 (covers lacking, one with extensive damages and repairs to circular foot, some other minor damages and extensive rubbing to gilding) -- 14.5cm. high
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of baluster form, each with loop handles terminating in a female mask head and suspending leafy garlands, enriched in gilt, on circular foot above square black basalt base, impressed marks, circa 1775 (covers lacking, one with extensive damages and repairs to circular foot, some other minor damages and extensive rubbing to gilding) -- 14.5cm. high
See illustration (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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