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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Technique: Molded
Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Exceptionally rare early figure of Bacchus in black basalt. The mixed-case mark places this figure between 1780 and 1785.
He is portrayed in typical style, his head garlanded with grapes and with a wine cup to his lips.
Bacchus, also known as Dionysus in Greek mythology, is the enigmatic god of wine, fertility, and ritual madness. He symbolizes freedom, ecstasy, and the blurring of societal norms through his rituals and festivities. Bacchus is often depicted in myths as a deity who challenges the status quo, promoting an atmosphere where conventional rules do not apply, and his followers are liberated from their everyday constraints.
Born from Zeus and the mortal Semele, Bacchus is unique among gods, bridging the divide between the divine and the human. His followers included the wild and ecstatic maenads, female devotees who often reached states of divine frenzy, and the satyrs, mischievous half-man, half-goat beings. The worship of Bacchus was marked by theatrical processions, dances, and plays, reflecting his patronage of the theater and the dramatic arts.
Bacchus’s mythology...
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1780s English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Covered Sugar Box in Blue Jasperware. Adams C1790.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine sugar box in 'Adams Blue' jasperware.
William Adams was apprenticed to Josiah Wedgwood, and helped with the development of jasperware. He later founded his own, very success...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Scent, or Perfume, Bottle, in Pale Blue Jasperware, Wedgwood C1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A scent bottle in pale blue jasperware, with original silver lid.
Decorated with Venus and Cupid, as allegories of Night - the one shedding poppies, the other drawing the veil of s...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
18th C. Baroque/Rococo English Goat-Riding Tailor Porcelain by Chelsea Pottery
Located in North Miami, FL
18th century Baroque/Rococo english glazed painted porcelain of a goat-riding tailor by Chelsea Pottery
By: Chelsea Pottery, Meissen Porcelain (in the style of)
Material: porcelain,...
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Mid-18th Century English Baroque Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
A Nun, perhaps a theatrical figure. England, probably Plymouth, circa 1750
By Plymouth Porcelain Factory 1
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An interesting soft-paste porcelain figure of a Dominican Nun, perhaps the theatrical figure Heloise.
Although the Nun appears in various versions in European and English porcelain,...
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Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Basalt Portrait Medallion, Edward Bourne, Wedgwood, circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Portrait Medallion of Edward Bourne, bricklayer at the Wedgwood factory. A bricklayer was kept on staff in order to maintain the kilns.
This was modelled by Hackwood as an excercise...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Basalt Portrait Medallion, William of Orange, Wedgwood, circa 1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A self-framing portrait medallion of William of Orange. The mixed-vase mark dates this example firmly in the 1780s. Wedgwood produced a number of co...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Black Basalt Reclining Figures, Cleopatra and Lucretia, Neale circa 1780
By Neale & Co.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, rare pair of figures in black basalt from the Neale Manufactory. The Neale pottery was founded in 1778 and ran until around 1792. They made very fine wares, and were on good terms with Wedgwood, with whom they combined shipments to the continent.
For two similar figures marked for Neale & Co. see Diana Edwards, Black Basalt, Wedgwood and Contemporary Manufacturers, Suffolk, 1994, p. 208, figs. 313 & 314.
Cleopatra and Lucretia are two women from different time periods and historical contexts, but are linked by their importance in Roman history, as well as by their tragic ends.
Cleopatra was a famous queen of ancient Egypt, who ruled from 51-30 BC. She was the last pharaoh of Egypt and is remembered for her intelligence, beauty, and political savvy. Cleopatra was involved in a romantic relationship with the Roman general and statesman, Julius Caesar, and later with the Roman general and politician, Mark Antony...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Figure of a Nun, Perhaps Heloise, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A classic example of early bow porcelain.
The figure is of a Dominican Nun, and is based on a continental model, probably Meissen.
Bow produced a number of apparently religious...
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Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Bust of Sir Isaac Newton, Pearlware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1790
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pearlware bust of Sir Isaac Newton, by Enoch Wood. The oak pedestal adds dignity to an attractive rendering of this great man of science. A handwrit...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pearlware
Seal, I Still Hope, Derby Porcelain Works, circa 1760
By Derby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A delightul porcelain seal, depicting a young lady, seated on a mound. It is painted with the motto J'ESPRE ENCORE, or I Still Hope. No doubt this was intended as a gift, to be given...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Scent, or Perfume, Bottle, in Pale Blue Jasperware, Wedgwood C1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A scent bottle in pale blue jasperware, with original silver CAP and dipper.
Decorated with Cupid playing the lyre, and Cupid singing. The God of Love suggests this was intended a...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Scent, or Perfume, Bottle, in Pale Blue Jasperware, Wedgwood C1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A scent bottle in pale blue jasperware, with original silver cap with chain, surmounted by a wonderfully wrought squirrel.
Note the way the beads have been added individually; this ...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
18th Century Italian St Joseph with Infant Jesus Baroque Old Master Sculpture
By Angelo Gabriello Piò
Located in Milan, IT
From Italy a superlative Bolognese Baroque polychrome earthenware Saint Joseph with Infant Jesus sculpture, circle of old master Angelo Gabriello Piò, Bol...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Winter, from the Four Seasons, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1750
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A personification of Winter, from The Four Seasons.
Unusually fine condition for a figure of this period.
Category
Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Basalt Portrait Medallion, Oliver Cromwell, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A self-framing portrait medallion of Oliver Cromwell, MP: rebel, regicide, suppressor of Ireland, persecutor of Catholics, and Dictator. He was posthum...
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Region of Hadda, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Gandharan molded stucco head of a male Bodhisattva, tentatively identified as Manjushri, ancient region of Gandhara, probably Hadda or surrounding area, 3rd-5th century.
The Bodhisattva is sculpted of stucco in an idealized manner as a youthful male, with soft and kind features, a benign expression on his face. He wears an elaborate pleated turban wrapped around his head, with two sweeping lobes at the front.
His turban secured on one side by a small image of a roaring lion. The lion may be read as a reference to Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, who is often depicted as riding or subduing a roaring lion, a metaphor for taming the wild thoughts of the mind.
Manjushri gazes outwards in a beatific manner from almond shaped eyes, a gentle smile on his lips. The eyes at different levels when looking at the sculpture head on, indicating the original placement of the head was meant to be viewed at an angle.
Remnants of pigments to the eyes, nose, mouth and ears.
Mounted on a custom black metal stand.
Hadda was an important center of Buddhist learning in the early history of Greco Buddhist Gandhara, and at one time may have housed a bone relic of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. The sculpture and architecture of Hadda followed Hellenistic artistic conventions faithfully, leading some scholars to believe the distinct Greco Buddhist style of Gandhara was first developed in Hadda before spreading to the rest of the region.
The kingdom of Gandhara was situated at a crossroads of trade and cultures. Being one of the last remnants of Alexander the Great's Empire, the inhabitants of the Greco-Bactrian Buddhist kingdom preserved Greek culture and heritage for centuries after the decline of the Greek Empire...
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15th Century and Earlier Afghan Hellenistic Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stucco
Bisque Porcelain Couple in Conversation, French, 19th Century
Located in Lantau, HK
A 19th century French bisque porcelain figurine of a couple seated and engaged in a conversation. The figurine is marked on back and ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Classical Roman Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Chess Piece King, Wedgwood, circa 1800
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A white jasper King from the Flaxman chess set.
Unmarked, which is not unusual for chess pieces of this period.
Category
Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Figure Columbine with her Hurdy Gurdy, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1756
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
From the Commedia dell’arte, shown seated on a tree stump and playing her favourite instrument. Probably after Kandler, who described the model as a Tyrolean maiden playing a lyre.
...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Jasperware Portrait Medallion, Marc Antony, Wedgwood, circa 1778
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An important early portrait medallion of Marc Antony in plain white jasper, probably predating the invention of the ‘dip’ process, which is why it i...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Cradle with Infant, Bovey Tracey, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A very fine example in creamware of an infant swaddled and lying in its crib.
These miniature representations served various purposes:
Decorative objects: Miniature models of infa...
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Late 18th Century English Primitive Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Figure: Running Girl, Bow Porcelain Factory, circa 1756
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Small figure of a young woman wearing a puce-sprigged white skirt, lifted slightly with her left hand, pale pink jacket with typical Bow opaque blue collar and cuffs.
We've called...
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Mid-18th Century English Rococo Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
Harlequin and Columbine Dancing, Chelsea, circa 1755
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of the best: Harlequin & Columbine Dancing, after the Meissen figure, from the series of characters from the Commedia dell'Arte.
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Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Tragic Couple Antony and Cleopatra, Creamware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1780
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Cleopatra and Mark Antony, in enamelled creamware. After a model by Ralph and Enoch Wood, and quite likely made by this important partnership.
The figur...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Creamware
Basalt Portrait Medallion, Tiberius Augustus, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine large self-framing portrait medallion of the Emperor Tiberius Augustus, second emperor of Rome.
Unmarked, as were many of these medallions.
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Molded Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
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