WEDGWOOD WHITE AND BLUE SOLID JASPERWARE FIGURE OF CUPID ON A PEDESTAL

WEDGWOOD WHITE AND BLUE SOLID JASPERWARE FIGURE OF CUPID ON A PEDESTAL circa 1790, the underside unexamined, the winged figure modeled standing pulling an arrow from a quiver at his side, the mound base applied with doves, mounted on a solid blue jasper drum-shaped pedestal, impressed uppercase mark, circa 1840, applied with ram head masks suspending rose garlands, above pendant shells, h: 7 1/2 in. (overall) x dia: 3 1/2 in. (the pedestal)

Provenance: Olivia P. Lenhart Collection, no. 724 (label).
Bernard and Lydia Starr Collection.
Sotheby's, New York, 23 October 2019, lot 147.
Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 931.

Catalogue Note:
The 1787 Wedgwood catalogue lists models of both Cupid and Hebe.

Literature: Michael Herman, 'Wedgwood Jasper', p. 93.