Wedgwood, black basalt plaque, Modeled 1780 by George Stubbs, England, "The Frightened Horse", black bisque porcelain, relief decorated with a horse and lion on a stony path, inscribed verso "A pressing from the original mould....Presented to Royal Academy of the Arts President Sir Charles Wheeler,..1964", stamped artist name, title and 'Wedgwood Made in England", in oval frame, 10"h x 15"w (plaque), 11.5"h x 17.5"w (frame)

Notes/Literature: Model, socialite, and Andy Warhol protege, Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, made her name as a young editor at Interview Magazine and as a popular subject of the Society pages. Later marrying German industrialist and polo champion Henryk de Kwiatkowski, they built a Connecticut country estate and stables, designed by architect Alan Wanzenberg and decorated by legendary interior designers Sister Parish and Albert Haley

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