Lot Essay
Cf. Lot 231 for a caneware knight and a king from the chess set designed by Flaxman for Wedgwood circa 1783.
Details
TWO WEDGWOOD SOLID JASPER CHESS PAWNS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS
As quarry workers modelled by William Hackwood after designs by John Flaxman, one in solid blue jasper, the other in solid white, Jacobs Collection no. 463--2¼in. (5.7cm.) high (2)
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS
As quarry workers modelled by William Hackwood after designs by John Flaxman, one in solid blue jasper, the other in solid white, Jacobs Collection no. 463--2¼in. (5.7cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Louis and Marie Henkels, Sotheby's New York, October 15, 1982, lot 165 (part)