A pair of Victorian terracotta vases, with later pedestals
A pair of Victorian terracotta vases, with later pedestals

THE VAES BY JOHN MARRIOTT BLASHFIELD, LONDON, CIRCA 1855

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A pair of Victorian terracotta vases, with later pedestals
The vaes by John Marriott Blashfield, London, Circa 1855
Each with a moulded overhanging rim, the body with drapery swags between four 'Tudor' roses, on a circular spreading socle and square plinth inscribed J.M. BLASHFIELD. MILLWALL & PADDINGTON LONDON NO 160, each on a later stoneware pedestal with moulded square platform above a twist-rope and dart frieze, the sides each with a laurel wreath, on a stepped moulded base, the pedestals modern
The vases: 22 in. (56.5 cm.) square; 32 in. (83 cm.) high
The pedestals: 28 in. (71 cm.) diameter; 25 in. (65 cm.) high (2)

拍品專文

The number 160 refers to the design in the Blashfield catalogue published in 1857, of which these are a version.
For more information about J.M. Blashfield, see introductory note preceding lot 125.