Wedgwood Egyptian Jug Decorated In Black Basalt And Rosso Antico
This special edition Wedgwood ale jug is decorated in Egyptian Revival style, showing a sphinx to either side of a firebird in flight. The material is Wedwood's Black Basalt stoneware with Wedgwood's Rosso Antico decoration in the Greek black-figure style, finished with touches of white enamel. The rim and base are decorated with piping in Rosso Antico. The shape is oviform. It stands on a rounded foot with a pinched trefoil spout and loop handle. The embossed mark on the bottom: "Wedgwood" "The Egyptian Jug Sold Only by Woollard and Hattersly, Cambridge," underscores its exclusivity. Dimensions: 6.5" tall x 5.5" deep x 5" diameter Condition: Excellent Price: $1,900 Reference: See The Birmingham Museum of Art in 1982 Gift of Dwight and Lucille Beeson, 1982.185 Also see: # 1385-6 British Mu
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