WEDGWOOD BLACK JASPERWARE ASHTRAY AND BOSSONS CHARACTER WALL PLAQUE

A LOT OF TWO ENGLISH DECORATIVE PIECES COMPRISING A WEDGWOOD BLACK JASPERWARE ASHTRAY AND A BOSSONS HAND-PAINTED CHARACTER WALL PLAQUE.

ITEM 1 - WEDGWOOD BLACK JASPERWARE ASHTRAY:

A ROUND ASHTRAY IN WEDGWOOD'S BLACK BASALT JASPERWARE WITH WHITE SPRIGGED RELIEF DECORATION. THE CENTRE FEATURES A CLASSICAL CHARIOT SCENE WITH A FIGURE DRIVING A PAIR OF HORSES AMID CLOUDS. THE RIM IS DECORATED WITH APPLIED GRAPEVINE AND LEAF SPRIGS. THREE CIGARETTE RESTS ARE MOULDED INTO THE RIM.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: WEDGWOOD
* MARK: IMPRESSED "WEDGWOOD MADE IN ENGLAND" TO THE UNDERSIDE, WITH ADDITIONAL IMPRESSED CHARACTERS

CONDITION:
LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES VISIBLE ON THE UNDERSIDE. THE FRONT FACE AND RELIEF DECORATION APPEAR INTACT WITH NO CHIPS OBSERVED TO THE SPRIGGED ELEMENTS.

ITEM 2 - BOSSONS CHARACTER WALL PLAQUE:

A HAND-PAINTED PLASTER CHARACTER WALL PLAQUE DEPICTING A MALE FIGURE WITH REDDISH-BROWN HAIR, A BROAD GRIN, AND WEARING A DARK COAT WITH A CREAM-COLOURED SHIRT OR CRAVAT. THE FIGURE HAS POINTED EARS AND AN EXPRESSIVE, CHARACTERFUL FACE. A METAL WALL-HANGING BRACKET IS FITTED TO THE REVERSE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: BOSSONS
* MARK: IMPRESSED TO REVERSE "BOSSONS" WITH REGISTERED TRADEMARK SYMBOL, "CONGLETON", "ENGLAND", AND PARTIALLY LEGIBLE ADDITIONAL TEXT BELOW

CONDITION:
SOME PAINT LOSS AND SCUFFING VISIBLE TO THE LOWER FRONT OF THE BUST, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE CHEST AREA. AREAS OF PLASTER LOSS OR OLD ADHESIVE RESIDUE ARE VISIBLE ON THE REVERSE. THE METAL HANGING BRACKET IS PRESENT. THE HAND-PAINTED DETAIL TO THE FACE AND HAIR REMAINS LARGELY INTACT.

SPECIFICATIONS:
* WEDGWOOD ASHTRAY - MAKER: WEDGWOOD, MADE IN ENGLAND
* WEDGWOOD ASHTRAY - MATERIAL: BLACK JASPERWARE WITH WHITE SPRIGGED RELIEF
* BOSSONS WALL PLAQUE - MAKER: BOSSONS, CONGLETON, ENGLAND
* BOSSONS WALL PLAQUE - MATERIAL: HAND-PAINTED PLASTER

Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 23cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 2Kg

Mid-Century Modern (1940-1970); English; Wedgwood And Bossons; Wedgwood Ashtray: Impressed "Wedgwood Made In England" With Additional Impressed Characters To Underside. Bossons Plaque: Impressed "Bossons" With Registered Trademark Symbol, "Congleton", "England" And Partially Legible Additional Text To Reverse.; Stoneware And Plaster; Wedgwood Ashtray Shows Light Surface Scratches To Underside, Relief Decoration Intact. Bossons Plaque Has Minor Paint Loss And Scuffing To Lower Chest Area, Areas O

Condition: Good

779177+69

Location of item: 90-94 Bannister Road, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

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