This special edition Wedgwood ale jug is decorated in Egyptian Revival style, showing a sphinx to either side of a firebird in flight. The material is Wedwood’s Black Basalt stoneware with Wedgwood’s Rosso Antico decoration in the Greek black-figure style, finished with touches of white enamel.
The rim and base are decorated with piping in Rosso Antico.
The shape is oviform. It stands on a rounded foot with a pinched trefoil spout and loop handle.
The embossed mark on the bottom: “Wedgwood” “The Egyptian Jug Sold Only by Woollard and Hattersly, Cambridge,” underscores its exclusivity.
Dimensions: 6.5″ tall x 5.5″ deep x 5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $1,900
Reference: See The Birmingham Museum of Art in 1982 Gift of Dwight and Lucille Beeson, 1982.185
Also see: # 1385-6 British Museum ‘The Egyptian Jug.’ For examples the same shape with sphinxes flanking an eagle.
The rim and base are decorated with piping in Rosso Antico.
The shape is oviform. It stands on a rounded foot with a pinched trefoil spout and loop handle.
The embossed mark on the bottom: “Wedgwood” “The Egyptian Jug Sold Only by Woollard and Hattersly, Cambridge,” underscores its exclusivity.
Dimensions: 6.5″ tall x 5.5″ deep x 5″ diameter
Condition: Excellent
Price: $1,900
Reference: See The Birmingham Museum of Art in 1982 Gift of Dwight and Lucille Beeson, 1982.185
Also see: # 1385-6 British Museum ‘The Egyptian Jug.’ For examples the same shape with sphinxes flanking an eagle.
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Creator:Wedgwood(Manufacturer)
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Dimensions:Height: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
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Style:Egyptian Revival(Of the Period)
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Materials and Techniques:Stoneware
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Place of Origin:England
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Period:Mid-19th Century
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Date of Manufacture:Circa 1854
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Condition:Excellent
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Seller Location:Katonah, NY
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Reference Number:Seller: LU866535298552
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