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Lot 126

A fine Wedgwood and Bentley black basalt plaque, circa 1772-80

17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£4,000 - £6,000

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A fine Wedgwood and Bentley black basalt plaque, circa 1772-80

Of oval form, modelled in high relief with 'Bacchus and a Panther', Bacchus naked and reclining on drapery, his panther at his side, its long tail curled above it, within an integral fluted frame, 35.8cm wide

Footnotes

The subject is adapted from a sculpture on the frieze of the 4th century BC monument of Lysicrates in Athens. A detailed engraving was included in the first volume of James Stuart's Antiquities of Athens, published in 1762. Stuart was a friend of Josiah Wedgwood. The first medallion was made in 1772 for Sir Watkin Williams Wynn. This lot may have been intended for incorporation into a chimney piece

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