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WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY SOLID AGATE
WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY SOLID AGATE PISTOL-HANDLED VASE AND COVERWEDGWOOD & BENTLEY SOLID AGATE PISTOL-HANDLED VASE AND COVER, circa 1769-1780, impressed Wedgwood & Bentley : Etruria circular mark, of shield shape, the small replacement conical cover with ball finial, the shoulder with upright pistol handles, suspending pendants and garlands, on a conforming socle foot and black basalt square base, h: 12 in. Provenance: With Seal Simons, Philadelphia, PA, 1992. Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 269. Catalogue
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WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT MONUMENTAL
WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT MONUMENTAL VASE AND COVER, ON PEDESTALWEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT MONUMENTAL VASE AND COVER, ON PEDESTAL, dated 1922, impressed uppercase marks, script T.S and BB914, modeled by Bert Bentley (1878-1937), of shield shape, the conical cover surmounted by a putto, the incurved neck flanked by seated maiden handles, above molded floral swags, the lower body paneled with trelliswork above large acanthus leaves, on a conforming drum-shaped pedestal base, the pierced trellis panels divided by pendant ribbon-tied trophies, the footrim with berried vine, h: 29 in.; base, h: 16 in. Provenance: Paul Lauer Collection (label). Skinner, Boston, 6 October 2016, lot 220. Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 870. Catalogue
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WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT
WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ‘ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED’ TEAPOT AND COVERWEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ‘ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED’ TEAPOT AND COVER, circa 1780-1795, impressed Wedgwood, 5 and M, of barrel form with straight spout, the ear-shaped handle with frond molded thumb rest, the slightly domed cover with Sybil finial, painted in iron-red and white with panels enclosing pendant leaves, the scalloped gallery with half flowerheads, the pot interior glazed, h: 6 1/4 x w: 10 1/2 in. Provenance: Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 419
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JEWELRY: 14K WALTHAM OPEN FACE
JEWELRY: 14K WALTHAM OPEN FACE PENDANT WATCH AND OTHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDING COSTUME JEWELRY, 15+ PIECES, DETAILS INCLUDE: TWO PENDA...JEWELRY: 14K Waltham open face pendant watch and other accessories including costume jewelry, 15+ pieces, details include: Two pendant watches: 14K Waltham open face pendant watch with gold filled chain, stamped yellow gold, black Arabic numeral hour markers, red minute markers, subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o'clock, A.W.W. Co. Waltham movement, fifteen jewels, small dent back of case, 23" l., with one small red stone and two small seed pearls; and sterling Juvenia open face pendant watch with an octagonal shaped case coated in black enamel, off-white dial, black Arabic numeral hour markers, back has silver design with small marcasite, black enamel worn down in some areas, twenty-six of the marcasite are missing or damages, Juvenia MFG movement, ten jewels, unadjusted, base metal chain, etc.; along with a variety of costume jewelry, materials include rhinestones, including: Wedgewood jasperwear pin with sterling; hand-painted portrait of lady on porcelain pin; two carved shell cameos set in brass; long strand of hardstone beads; old freshwater pearls, graduated strand, sterling clasp, yellowing; and several green faceted stone necklaces; etc., wear consistent with age and use including minor damages.
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WEDGWOOD 'ROSSO ANTICO' DOLPHIN
WEDGWOOD 'ROSSO ANTICO' DOLPHIN SUPPORTED PASTILLE BURNER AND RETICULATED COVERWEDGWOOD 'ROSSO ANTICO' DOLPHIN SUPPORTED PASTILLE BURNER AND RETICULATED COVER, early 19th Century, impressed JOSIAH WEDGWOOD / FEB 2 1805, raised Y and D above the 2, of tripod form, the amphora bowl supported in the tails of three inverted black dolphin fish, the lug handles suspending floral garlands above a central acorn pendant, the pierced cover with spiral fenestration and button knop finial above black stiff leaf-tip ornamentation, the triangular base with a floral garland and florets at the corner, h: 5 1/4 in. Provenance: With Muriel Polikoff, Philadelphia, PA, 2000. Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 302. Catalogue
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ENGLISH BLACK BASALT RHYTON-EWER
ENGLISH BLACK BASALT RHYTON-EWER MODELED AS A CLASSICAL HEADENGLISH BLACK BASALT RHYTON-EWER MODELED AS A CLASSICAL HEAD, late 18th Century, unmarked, attributed to Wedgwood, recorded as shape no. 196, based on a drawing commissioned by the antiquarian Cassiano dal Pozzo (1588-1657), with trefoil mouth, the upright strap handle with palmette terminal, modeled as a classical youth with curled short hair held with a tied fillet headband suspending a beaded bulla pendant, truncated at the neck, h: 11 1/2 in. Provenance: Skinner, Boston, 14 July 2018, lot 383. Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 929. Catalogue
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WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT
WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ‘ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED’ TWO-HANDLED VASEWEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ‘ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED’ TWO-HANDLED VASE, circa 1790, impressed uppercase mark and cypher, after the Antique amphora form with upright wishbone bracket handles, painted in iron-red, sepia and white with Jupiter seated among clouds, holding a sceptre and lightning bolts, an eagle at his feet, Mercury's helmet and a caduceus at the top left, between anthemion and key-pattern bands, the neck with pendant vine, on a circular foot, h: 12 in. Provenance: With Lindsay Grigsby Decorative Arts, Chadds Ford, PA, 2005. Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 416.
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WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT OVAL PLAQUE
WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT OVAL PLAQUE OF VENUS AND CUPIDWEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT OVAL PLAQUE OF VENUS AND CUPID , circa 1770-1800, impressed uppercase mark and cypher, the center in relief with the goddess Venus tempting Cupid with a spray of pendant poppies, within an integral frame, h: 6 3/4 x w: 5 1/4 in. Provenance: With J.S. Fine Art, 2016. Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 842. Catalogue