A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES RECTANGULAR PLAQUES

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A PAIR OF WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALTES RECTANGULAR PLAQUES
19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, AFTER DESIGNS BY JOHN FLAXMAN

Decorated with the 'Marriage of Cupid and Psyche' and the 'Sacrifice of Hymen', Jacobs Collection no. 350--5 5/8 x 8½in. (14.3 x 21.5cm.) (2)

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Flaxman's design for the 'Marriage of Cupid and Psyche' was based on 'The Marlborough Gem', an antique intaglio in the collection of the Duke of Marlborough. Its pendant 'Sacrifice to Hymen' has traditionally been ascribed to Flaxman. See Robin Reilly, Wedgwood, London, 1989, Vol. I, fig. 851