Urn with cover

Modeler Jan (or Jean) de Vaere (or Devaere)
Factory Josiah Wedgwood British

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This urn reflects Wedgwood's adaptation of the Borghese Vase, a monumental marble vase produced in Greece in the 1st century B.C. Discovered in Rome in 1566, it became a source of inspiration for European artists.

Urn with cover, Jan (or Jean) de Vaere (or Devaere) (Flemish, 1754–1830), Jasperware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire

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Urn with cover, Jan (or Jean) de Vaere (or Devaere) (Flemish, 1754–1830), Jasperware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire
Urn with cover, Jan (or Jean) de Vaere (or Devaere) (Flemish, 1754–1830), Jasperware, British, Etruria, Staffordshire

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