WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT OVAL PLAQUE, â THE JUDGMENT OF HERCULESâ
WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT OVAL PLAQUE, â THE JUDGMENT OF HERCULESâ late 18th Century, impressed uppercase mark, the center molded in relief with the parable of Hercules at the crossroads choosing between â Virtueâ and â Viceâ , approx. h: 8 1/2 x w: 11 1/2 in., mounted on a red velvet and giltwood frame, h: 12 1/2 x w: 15 3/4 in.
Provenance: Skinner, April 1993, lot 48.
Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 227.
Catalogue Note:
For a similar example, see Robin Reilly and George Savage, â The Illustrated Dictionary of Wedgwoodâ , p. 188.
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WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT OVAL PLAQUE, â THE JUDGMENT OF HERCULESâ late 18th Century, impressed uppercase mark, the center molded in relief with the parable of Hercules at the crossroads choosing between â Virtueâ and â Viceâ , approx. h: 8 1/2 x w: 11 1/2 in., mounted on a red velvet and giltwood frame, h: 12 1/2 x w: 15 3/4 in.
Provenance: Skinner, April 1993, lot 48.
Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 227.
Catalogue Note:
For a similar example, see Robin Reilly and George Savage, â The Illustrated Dictionary of Wedgwoodâ , p. 188.