A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED BICENTENARY REPRODUCTION OF THE ‘FIRST DAY’S VASE’

Lot 122
31.10.2023 12:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 122 | A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED BICENTENARY REPRODUCTION OF THE ‘FIRST DAY’S VASE’
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£ 2 000 – 3 000
Oviform with curved upright loop handles, inscribed in encaustic enamel JUNE XIII .M.DCC.LXIX. / One of the first Days Productions / at / Etruria in Staffordshire, / by / Wedgwood and Bentley to one side and Bicentenary / 1930 / JOSIAH WEDGWOOD / Born July 1730 / Died January 1795 to the other, the underside inscribed ONLY FIFTY OF THESE VASES WERE MADE, OF WHICH THIS IS NO. 1
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high overall
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