A Wedgwood bronzed black basalt vase late 19th century

A Wedgwood bronzed black basalt vase late 19th century, the Classical form applied in bronze with a continuing grapevine border above leafy swags issuing from centaur masks, impressed mark, gilded pattern number Z3920, the cover lacking, 16.3cm.

Basalt vases decorated with bronze and gilt were produced in small quantities at Wedgwood from 1875, probably to feed the contemporary hunger for Japanese bronze vases.