Lot 193
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A LARGE PAIR OF WEDGWOOD STYLE CREAMWARE EWERS
A LARGE PAIR OF WEDGWOOD STYLE CREAMWARE EWERS

MODERN

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A LARGE PAIR OF WEDGWOOD STYLE CREAMWARE EWERS
MODERN
Each modeled after the Wedgwood 'Sacred to Neptune' ewer
26½ in. (67.3 cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

The present ewers are based on a Wedgwood original that is usually paired with a 'Sacred to Bacchus' wine jug, after models by John Flaxman of 1775. The original designs were thought to be taken from Clodion but the source could be earlier, perhaps stemming from Renaissance bronzes.

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