A RARE PAIR OF SWANSEA EARTHENWARE FIGURES OF ANTHONY & CLEOPATRA circa 1791, attributed to G. Bentley of Cambrian Pottery, both modelled in recumbent pose, Anthony in armour, Cleopatra in flowing robes, the asp coiled around her arm, on integral naturalistic bases, painted in pink, green, blue, yellow, Indian red, brown, black and silver -grey enamels, 31cms Auctioneer's Note: similar models in yellow-ware and black basalt pairs are recorded and have appeared on the auction market including at Sotheby's Leslie Joseph Collection in 1992, also a black basalt pair at Bonhams in 2003, reference to the existence of these enamelled variations are on Page 54 a (plate XIV/c)and 52 of Morton Nance 'The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw' Provenance: The collection of Gwyneth and Ieuan Evans, Powys Comments: old repairs eg. to Cleopatra's shoulder / wrist and Anthony's arm, other minor damage, losses, please examine, exceptionally rare and early documentary Welsh pottery
A RARE PAIR OF SWANSEA EARTHENWARE FIGURES OF ANTHONY & CLEOPATRA circa 1791, attributed to G. Bentley of Cambrian Pottery, both modelled in recumbent pose, Anthony in armour, Cleopatra in flowing robes, the asp coiled around her arm, on integral naturalistic bases, painted in pink, green, blue, yellow, Indian red, brown, black and silver -grey enamels, 31cms Auctioneer's Note: similar models in yellow-ware and black basalt pairs are recorded and have appeared on the auction market including at Sotheby's Leslie Joseph Collection in 1992, also a black basalt pair at Bonhams in 2003, reference to the existence of these enamelled variations are on Page 54 a (plate XIV/c)and 52 of Morton Nance 'The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw' Provenance: The collection of Gwyneth and Ieuan Evans, Powys Comments: old repairs eg. to Cleopatra's shoulder / wrist and Anthony's arm, other minor damage, losses, please examine, exceptionally rare and early documentary Welsh pottery
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