Lot 119
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A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF THE 'DEATH OF A ROMAN WARRIOR'

MID-19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK

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A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF THE 'DEATH OF A ROMAN WARRIOR'
mid-19th century, impressed uppercase mark
The warriors carrying their fallen comrade off the battlefield
11 x 19in. (28 x 48.3cm.), within gilt and ebonized wood frame

Lot Essay

Cf. Robin Reilly, Wedgwood, London, 189, Vol I, pp. 487-489, fig. 702; Vol. II, Appendix J: no. 72

The model, originally produced in 1776, is an amalgamation of several Antique sources.