Wedgwood & Bentley Three Graces Table Lamp with Shade

A Wedgwood & Bentley black basalt 'Three Graces' table lamp with shade, 'Reinventing Elegance' series, number 21 of an edition of 75, modelled after the Three Graces marble sculpture by Antonio Canova, mounted on a stained hardwood plinth, together with a pleated cream shade, the shade and base with original fitted box and certificate of authenticity, total height 29.92 in. (including shade), the base 8.46 in. wide, 7.09 in. deep

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Basalt - Basalt is a hard, dense volcanic rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava, and makes up most of the earth's oceanic crust.

However it is also the name given by Josiah Wedgwood in 1768 to a fine black unglazed porcelain which he called Wedgwood Black Basalt.

Using this fine-grained stoneware he was able to produce copies of the newly excavated Etruscan pottery from Italy, with a lustrous and smooth, surface, and this new innovation proved to be a huge commercial success.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Canova, Antonio (Italy) - sculptor 30
Wedgwood (England), item types
- black basalt ware 204
- figurines 10