WEDGWOOD â CARRARAâ PARIAN LARGE FIGURE GROUP, â THE INTERPRETATIONâ

WEDGWOOD â CARRARAâ PARIAN LARGE FIGURE GROUP, â THE INTERPRETATIONâ circa 1859, impressed uppercase mark and I, after the model by William Beattie (active 1829-1869), depicting Joseph standing before the Pharaoh interpreting his dream, Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, at the left, a barrel of scrolls at the back, on an oval base, h: 19 x w: 15 3/4 in.

Provenance: Robert J. Reichner Collection, IL, 2007.
Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 476.

Catalogue Note:
For the example from the Buten Collection see, the Birmingham Museum of Art, AFI.1391.2008. For the corresponding Biblical parable, see Genesis 41. Also compare, Skinner, Boston, 7 January 2011, sale 2532B, lot 318.