Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2023
Lot 638
A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT BUST OF MERCURY
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1500
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Description
A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT BUST OF MERCURY
LATE 19TH CENTURY
on a burnished black basalt socle, impressed 'WEDGWOOD' to both the bust and base
47cm high
Provenance
The Collection of Jean Louis Chameroy (1946-2020).
Catalogue Note
Both John Flaxman and plastermen Hoskins and Grant supplied busts of Mercury (or Hermes) to Wedgwood in the late 18th century.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.