Lot Essay
C.f Robin Reilly, Wedgwood (London, 1989), Vol. I, p. 645, pl. 978-979, and colour plate C180 for an earlier variation of this vase
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED UPPER-CASE MARK
Details
A Wedgwood black basalt Pegasus vase and cover
Early 19th Century, impressed upper-case mark
Oviform with serpent handles and Medusa mask terminals, the finial formed from Pegasus rising above clouds, moulded in high-relief depicting a scene from the Apotheosis of Homer, below a winged figure emblematic of Fame, the reverse with a temple, palm tree and plinth below a band of berried laurel leaves, domed foot and a square base (minor damages and losses)
18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) high
Early 19th Century, impressed upper-case mark
Oviform with serpent handles and Medusa mask terminals, the finial formed from Pegasus rising above clouds, moulded in high-relief depicting a scene from the Apotheosis of Homer, below a winged figure emblematic of Fame, the reverse with a temple, palm tree and plinth below a band of berried laurel leaves, domed foot and a square base (minor damages and losses)
18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) high
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