A Large Wedgwood Black Basalt Dolphin Pastille Burner UK, first half of the 19th century

Stoneware Shape 496. This extremely large version of this form originally made for the Bishop of Winchester in 1807. Impressed "WEDGWOOD" twice (H: 16 1/4, Dia: 16 in.) Qty: (1) Provenance Skinner, European Furniture and Decorative Arts, Boston, July 14, 2007, Lot 122 Lauer Collection Skinner, European Furniture and Decorative Arts, October 6, 2016, Lot 187 Collection of Dr. Ellis F. and Suzanne Borow Rubin Literature Reilly, Robin, Wedgwood: The New Illustrated Dictionary , Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1995, p. 325 Examined under UV light. A few repaired short cracks to foot. A few small losses to "rope" decoration at top edges of base at two corners. Small loss to floral sprig on one button at shoulder. No further condition issues readily apparent or detected.