WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT HARE HEAD STIRRUP CUP

WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT HARE HEAD STIRRUP CUP circa 1775-1790, impressed Wedgwood & Bentley mark to the back of one ear, naturalistically modeled alert with ears up and eyes wide, the interior glazed, h: 5 in.

Provenance: Robert J. Reichner Collection, IL, 2010.
Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 593.

Catalogue Note:
For comparative caneware and black basalt models, see David M. Pendergast, â Bernie and Lydia and Canewareâ , Ars Ceramic, pub. July 2019, no. 31, p. 64, fig. 16. Also see the Bernard & Lydia Starr Collection, Sothebyâ s, 23 October 2019, lots 78 and 79.