WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT LARGE FIGURE OF CUPID

WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT LARGE FIGURE OF CUPID circa 1860-1880, impressed uppercase mark at the back, titled on front 'CUPID', modeled standing among clouds, gazing towards earth, holding an arrow in his right hand, a bow and quiver at his side, a pair of billing doves at his feet, h: 23 7/8 in.

Provenance: Herbert & Sylvia Jacobs Collection, no. 551 (label).
Christie's, New York, 24 April 1994, lot 77.
Victor & Muriel Polikoff Collection, no. 431 (label).
Skinner, Boston, 13 July 2017, sale 3020B, lot 120.
Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 892.

Catalogue Note:
This form was recorded at the Great Exhibition of 1851, London. For a similar example in this large size, see the Wedgwood Museum, Barlaston. Also reference The Bernard & Lydia Starr Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 23 October 2019, lot 109.