"The Birth of Bacchus"
A Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Jasperware

Modelled by William HackwoodEnglish, c. 1753–1836.

c. 1787

Marks :
- Stamped WEDGWOOD in clay on the verso
- Printed label on verso upper left with additional inscriptions in ink:
- ENVOI DE ... / ... Hector Lefuel / ... / Paris / Remisle

Provenance :

- Martin-Eloy Lignereux, Paris (1751-1809) until his death

by inheritance to his daughter,

- Collection of Adélaïde-Anne Lignereux (8 mars 1782-4 octobre 1847) et François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (1770–1841), until her death.

_ Collection Georges-Alphonse Jacob-Desmalter (1799-7 juin 1870).

- Collection Stanislas-Henri Rouart (Paris 1833 - Paris 2 janvier 1912),

- Collection Eugène Rouart (Méré , 22 août 1872- Castelnau-d'Estretefonds, 6 juillet 1936)

- Auction sale, Paris Hôtel Drouot., 22 et 23 mai 1918. Remise au 25 mai, à cause des bombardements Monsieur X…. (Eugène Rouart) salle 11 n° 104, adjugée 840 francs.

Collection of Hector Lefuel, Paris (1885-1937)

Collection of Olivier Lefuel (1929-2004) until his death; [...]

Auction Sale [AuctionArt—Rémy Le Fur & Associés, Paris, Drouot-Richelieu, Salles 5 & 6, "Mobilier & Objets

d'Art, Céramiques," 24 March 2014, Lot 115]

- Acquired by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

H : 31 cm (12,20 in.), L : 62 cm (24,41 in.), P : 43 cm (16,93 in.).

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