All the Variety and Perfection: The Wedgwood Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin & Suzanne Borow Rubin

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Lot 214

A Wedgwood John Skeaping (1901-1980) Designed Green-Glazed Kangaroo Figure UK, 1930s

Glazed earthenware
In a non-standard green glaze, formulated by Norman Wilson
Impressed "J SKEAPING" and "WEDGWOOD" on side of base

H: 8 3/4, W: 3 1/8, D: 9 3/4 in.

Property from the Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin

Literature

Hoffman, George, Animal Figures by Wedgwood 1769-1989, William T. Hoffman, Los Angeles, 1989, pp. 59-62

Note

By repute, this is the only green-glazed Skeaping Kangaroo known.

Provenance

Skinner, European Furniture and Decorative Arts, Boston, July 16, 2005, Lot 329

Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin

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A Wedgwood John Skeaping (1901-1980) Designed Green-Glazed Kangaroo Figure UK, 1930s

Glazed earthenware
In a non-standard green glaze, formulated by Norman Wilson
Impressed "J SKEAPING" and "WEDGWOOD" on side of base

H: 8 3/4, W: 3 1/8, D: 9 3/4 in.

Property from the Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin

Literature

Hoffman, George, Animal Figures by Wedgwood 1769-1989, William T. Hoffman, Los Angeles, 1989, pp. 59-62

Note

By repute, this is the only green-glazed Skeaping Kangaroo known.

Provenance

Skinner, European Furniture and Decorative Arts, Boston, July 16, 2005, Lot 329

Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin

A Wedgwood John Skeaping (1901-1980) Designed Green-Glazed Kangaroo Figure UK, 1930s