Lot Essay
For an example of this model in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, see R. Reilly, Wedgwood, vol. I, New York, 1989, p. 456, fig. 650.
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CIRCA 1779, IMPRESSED SMALL LOWERCASE MARK TO THE BUST, WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY TO THE SOCLE
Details
A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT BUST OF JOHAN VAN OLDENBARNEVELT AND A WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY SOCLE
CIRCA 1779, IMPRESSED SMALL LOWERCASE MARK TO THE BUST, WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY TO THE SOCLE
The Dutch statesman modeled wearing an ermine cloak, a ruff about his shoulders, identified on the reverse
19¼ in. (48.8 cm.) high, overall
CIRCA 1779, IMPRESSED SMALL LOWERCASE MARK TO THE BUST, WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY TO THE SOCLE
The Dutch statesman modeled wearing an ermine cloak, a ruff about his shoulders, identified on the reverse
19¼ in. (48.8 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
With S.H. Harris, Merseyside, England, 1976.
Exhibited
Charlotte, NC, Mint Museum of Art, Special Exhibition: Recent Acquisitions, April 6-July 23, 1976; Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, September 25-October 23, 1977.
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