A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES FIGURES, 'FAUN' AND 'BACCHANTE'

CIRCA 1860, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, AFTER A MODEL BY CLODION

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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES FIGURES, 'FAUN' AND 'BACCHANTE'
CIRCA 1860, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, AFTER A MODEL BY CLODION
Modeled striding, both holding a thyrsus, he with trussed game birds and pipes; she with grapes, bells and a tambourine
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high (2)

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Claude Michel, called Clodion, French (1738-1814). An 18th century terracotta pair by Clodion is recorded in the Tower Drawing Room at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire.

For an engraving of the Wedgwood display at The London International Exhibition of 1862 featuring the model of 'Faun', see The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue, London, 1862, p. 210.

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