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Cf. Reilly, Wedgwood, Vol. I, plate 596 for another such wine ewer with variant encaustic decoration based on red and black figure Greek vases in the collection of the Duke of Hamilton.
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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED OENOCHOES CIRCA 1820, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, INCISED MOUSTACHE MARK, ENAMELLED IN RED WITH SHAPE NO. 489
Each decorated in encaustic white with a seated man, one holding a Phrygian cap, the other a branch of hyssop and a basket, Jacobs Collection no. 396 a and b--10 5/8in. (27cm.) high
Each decorated in encaustic white with a seated man, one holding a Phrygian cap, the other a branch of hyssop and a basket, Jacobs Collection no. 396 a and b--10 5/8in. (27cm.) high