A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT 'ENCAUSTIC'-DECORATED AMPHORA VASE CIRCA 1800

A WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT 'ENCAUSTIC'-DECORATED AMPHORA VASE CIRCA 1800

with a waisted trumpet neck, affixed with a high loop handle, painted in terracotta-red and white, the stepped shoulder with a band of anthemion, the body with a seated and two standing female figures, above a chevron band, impressed uppercase WEDGWOOD.
Height 17¼ in.
43.7 cm

Condition Report:
In good condition and appearance. There is a patch of discoloration to the enamel of the seated figure on her right elbow.

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Provenance:
Collection of Olivia P. Lenhart, bearing label, no. 613

The Estate of Olivia P. Lenhart, Christie's New York, January 26, 1987, lot 209