Lot Essay
Cf. Robin Reilly, Wedgwood (1989), Vol. I, p. 461, pl. 662.
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Details
A Wedgwood black basalt bust of Mercury
probably after a model by John Flaxman, quarter-length gazing to the left, wearing a winged helmet, upon a socle base, titled, impressed marks, 19th century -- 46cm. high
See illustration
probably after a model by John Flaxman, quarter-length gazing to the left, wearing a winged helmet, upon a socle base, titled, impressed marks, 19th century -- 46cm. high
See illustration
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