RARE PAIR 19th C. WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT OVAL PLAQUES HERCULES LION BOAR FRAMED
Item History & Price
Pair of Wedgwood Black Basalt Oval Plaques, England, 19th century, with depictions of Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion and Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar, impressed marks, lg. 7 1/4 in.; set in a modern frame.
Artist/Maker: WEDGWOODTitle: "Hercules Wrestling with and Wearing the Pelt of the Nemean Lion" and "Hercules Strangling the Erymanthian Boar"Medium: Porcelain in Wedgwood's neoclassical black basalt styleSize: Pl...aque is 7¼ inches by 5½ inches. Provenance: The Victor & Muriel Polikoff CollectionAbout these Plaques: Josiah Wedgwood's innovative bodies, notably jasper and black basalt, were ideally suited to the manufacture of plaques for incorporation into architectural design schemes. They were generally rectangular, oval or round, and depicted scenes taken from classical myth, contemporary allegory, or portraits of gods or ancient heroes such as Hercules, Aesculapius, Music and the Arts. The classical designs included scenes of the Muses, the Labors of Hercules, the Apotheosis of Homer, the Birth of Bacchus, the Sacrifice to Flora and the Dancing Hours. The leading architects of the day favoured them for embellishing fireplaces and plinths. The smaller plaques were popular for decorating furniture and domestic items.
Artist/Maker: WEDGWOODTitle: "Hercules Wrestling with and Wearing the Pelt of the Nemean Lion" and "Hercules Strangling the Erymanthian Boar"Medium: Porcelain in Wedgwood's neoclassical black basalt styleSize: Pl...aque is 7¼ inches by 5½ inches. Provenance: The Victor & Muriel Polikoff CollectionAbout these Plaques: Josiah Wedgwood's innovative bodies, notably jasper and black basalt, were ideally suited to the manufacture of plaques for incorporation into architectural design schemes. They were generally rectangular, oval or round, and depicted scenes taken from classical myth, contemporary allegory, or portraits of gods or ancient heroes such as Hercules, Aesculapius, Music and the Arts. The classical designs included scenes of the Muses, the Labors of Hercules, the Apotheosis of Homer, the Birth of Bacchus, the Sacrifice to Flora and the Dancing Hours. The leading architects of the day favoured them for embellishing fireplaces and plinths. The smaller plaques were popular for decorating furniture and domestic items.
