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A Wedgwood & Bentley-Type Black Basalt Canopic Jar Candleholder
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$500
Timed Auction
Wedgwood and European Ceramics
Location
Philadelphia
Size
Height 11 1/2 inches.
Description
A Wedgwood & Bentley-Type Black Basalt Canopic Jar Candleholder
20th Century
Modeled with a pharaoh's head atop an ovoid body; impressed Wedgwood & Bentley in circle around bolt-hole in foot.
Height 11 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Literature Ars Ceramica, Number 11, April 1994, p. 43 (see number 27 for a discussion of these "non-period, non-factory" canopic jars with candle nozzles)
Condition
A few minute chips to the rim of the candle nozzle and the plinth base; some possibly in the making. Otherwise overall good condition.
Quantity
1