Il lotto Lotto n° 109
Titolo : A Wedgwood caneware canopic jar and cover, early 19th century
Provenienza : These jars were originally made in the Egyptian city of Canopus and were used to preserve the viscera of the deceased. The Wedgwood versions are based on plate CXXXII in Bernard de Montfaucon's 'L'Antiquité Expliquée' published in Paris in 1719, a book in Josiah Wedgwood's library. They were more typically produced in jasper ware. Three examples in blue and green jasper dip and caneware are illustrated by Robin Reilly, Wedgwood Jasper (1994), col. pl.63. An example in black jasper dip was sold by Bonhams on 4 November 2015, lot 1.Bonhams, banditore, London, UK
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Titolo di vendita : Fine Glass and British Ceramics
Data della vendita : 23/06/2021
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Riferimento dell'asta : Live Sale
