Lot Essay
Cf. Gaye Blake Roberts, "Wedgwood & Bentley, The Art of Deception," ARS Ceramica, April 1994, pp. 39-40, no. 21.
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CIRCA 1790, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK
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A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES MODEL OF A SPHINX
Circa 1790, impressed uppercase mark
The recumbent beast with the body of a lion and the head and chest of a woman, her hair swept up and secured with a diadem, her cuirasse extending into a saddle cloth, the curve of the tail extending over the edge of the shaped rectangular base
12.3/8in. (31.4cm.) long
Circa 1790, impressed uppercase mark
The recumbent beast with the body of a lion and the head and chest of a woman, her hair swept up and secured with a diadem, her cuirasse extending into a saddle cloth, the curve of the tail extending over the edge of the shaped rectangular base
12.3/8in. (31.4cm.) long