Of vase form on a square plinth, two with a seated twin-tailed merman clutching the fins of a dolphin head from which swags of seaweed connect to the twisted and bifurcated handle, the other with satyr holding the horns of a goat and with grapevine swags, marked on rims, undersides stamped 922, 936 and 937
9⁵⁄₈ in. (24.4 cm.) high
74 oz. 8 dwt. (2,314 gr.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 19 May 1998, lot 86 (the single).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 20 April 2009, lot 23 (the pair).

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Lot Essay

This model of ewer was based on a 1775 model supplied by John Flaxman for Wedgewood. Made for both wine and water, Wedgwood produced the ewers in jasperware in limited quantities in the late 18th century and in black basalt throughout the 19th century.