A WEDGWOOD BLUE AND WHITE JASPERWARE 'TRITON' CANDLESTICK CIRCA 1785-95

A WEDGWOOD BLUE AND WHITE JASPERWARE 'TRITON' CANDLESTICK CIRCA 1785-95

the triton modeled in white jasper grasping a blue whorled shell with a sea lion pelt over his shoulder, standing upon a solid blue jasper rockwork base applied with white flowers, vine and seaweed, impressed uppercase [W]EDGWOOD.
Height 10⅝ in.
27 cm

Condition Report:
The nozzle is a made-up replacement and has a chip to the underside of a petal. Otherwise, in generally good condition.

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Provenance:
The Milton Milestone Collection of early Wedgwood Pottery, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc. New York, April 6, 1976, lot 341

Skinner Boston, December 5, 1992, lot 205

Lindsay Grigsby Antiques, January 2001