Antique Black Wedgwood

An ale jug and matching tray, in black basalt with inlaid coloured decoration; a style known as Henri Deux.

Exhibited: Wedgwood, Master Potter to the Universe, Roche Foundation, 2023.

Perhaps the most complex work in black basalt undertaken on any scale by Wedgwood, the Bacchantes, are adapted from sculptures by Clodion.

One of the major tablets produced by Wedgwood, this is "Sacrifice", from the pair "Bacchanalian Triumph", after the original by Clodion. These large early tablets are scarce, as they...

A rare and stunning example of neo-classical decoration on an ordinary househuld object: a teapot. The decoration is restrained yet lively, and makes excellent use of classical figur...

Here they are seen in the black basalt that Flaxman intended. John Flaxman (1755–1826) was a prominent English sculptor, illustrator, and draughtsman, best known for his neoclassica...

A charming Wedgwood basalt kettle with lid raised ribbon-like design impressed throughout. Cluster of grapes for final on lid. Signed Wedgewood.

5237 Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Lilly Tray in the “Jumping Faun” design designed by Daisy Makeig Jones. Circa 1920 Measures: 27cm wide.

Black basalt, with rope handle and encaustic decoration of lines & anthemion, in imitation of early Greek pottery. Early encaustic examples are rare and hard to find in such good con...

A stunning pair of vases in black basalt. Known as Apotheosis Vases, or sometimes Pegasus Vases, it's rare to find a pair of these; still rare to find them in basalt, rather than the...

A n excellent rum kettle in black basalt, with engine-turned decoration and applied swags. The lion finial sits well under teh tri-arc handle. Rum kettle were used to serve hot wate...

A Wedgwood Basalt-ware bowl mounted on a biscuit and bronze base.

An extraordinary navette, or cream boat, in black basalt with encaustic decoration. Complete with matching ladle: a rare find indeed.

A particularly successful vase in black basalt, with simple, classical deocration or swags and berries & leaves.

An exceptionally fine pair of roundels in black jasperware, decorated with two images of Cupid: The first sharpening his arrows; the second, of him stringing his bow. Cupid is a p...

A shield-shaped vase, decorated to resemble porphyry, and highlighted with gilding. Marked for Wedgwood & Bentley.

An oversized cider mug, in black basalt, with a Sheffield Plate rim. Probably not intended for use, but as an advertising gimmick; being intended to be put in the window of a tavern....

In black basalt, decorated with encaustic painting. An écuelle is a French word that refers to a shallow dish or bowl, typically made of metal or ceramic, and used for serving foo...

Covered bowl, perhaps for soup, in black basalt with ‘Etruscan’ encaustic painting.

A potpourri in three pieces, made in a form of pottery known as "White Terracotta", a white stoneware which was soon to be supplanted by Jasperware when it was perfect in the early 1...

A large vase in black basalt, with restrained neoclassical decoration taken from examples in The Hamilton Collection, now in The British Museum.

Lastly, the shading is delicate in the extreme, using two tones of black, another feature not found on the later editions.

A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an older man, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. It is unusual to find ...

A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. The shape is taken from the Greek Hy...

A fine mantle clock in black jasper dip, decorated by Bert Bentley with Sacrifice to the front. To one side, Polymnia; to the other, an unidentified female figure. Possibly Calliope....

A particularly fine example of a cup and saucer in the neoclassical style, simply decorated with a red line and a '"Leaf & Berry" motif. The "leaf and berry" motif is a design ele...

Polished basalt, decorated with Victoria, Goddess of Victory, in her chariot; possibly after a Roman model such as the wall paintings at Herculaneum. This palette is very rare on bas...

After the antique “Piping Faun” now in the Louvre Museum; the result of it being bought by Napoleon from the Borghese collection. The "Piping Faun" is a marble sculpture by the Ita...

Portrait Medallion of Edward Bourne, bricklayer at the Wedgwood factory. A bricklayer was kept on staff in order to maintain the kilns. This was modelled by Hackwood as an excercise...

In the early 1920s, Wedgwood decided to produce an exceptional edition of the Portland Vase, and Harry Barnard embarked on 3-4 years of experiments, which resulted in this superb and...

A fine tricolour portrait medallion of the First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), a Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years’ War. Ornamented by Bert Bentley, one of Wed...

Set of seven jasperware medallions, one a double portrait. Two are bright yellow, a very rare colour indeed. They show: Hadrian - Titus - Caligula Marcus Arelius &; Julius Ceasar Did...

Wedgwood was known for their high-quality black basalt ware, which was prized for its durability and resistance to chipping and cracking.

19th century Wedgwood Basalt Cupid Angel, Marked, circa 1880.

A self-framing portrait medallion of Oliver Cromwell, MP: rebel, regicide, suppressor of Ireland, persecutor of Catholics, and Dictator. He was posthumously beheaded and hung in chai...

An excellent cider mug with oak leaf decoration, and a silver rim, most likely Sheffield plate.

Fabulously large and fine example of the work of the well-known decorator Bert Bentley. Very few portrait medallions of this size were made, in all the time that Wedgwood has been ma...

19th century basalt ewer with figural man as lamp, attributed to Wedgwood Wonderful detail New wiring.

This fine and rare English George III period was made in Wedgwood & Bentley Etruria manufactory. The classically inspired urn-form vase has a blue green variegated glaze in imitation...

Fairyland lustre footed bowl, in bone china. An attractive shape; decorated with the striking Argus pheasant pattern. Teh pattern features decorative depictions of the Argus pheasan...

Daisy Makeig Jones’ description relates this to Völuspá, a poem from the Poetic Edda, which is a collection of Old Norse poems. In Völuspá, it is said that the dwarves were created b...

PAIR OF SUPERB ANTIQUE NEOCLASSICAL ENGLISH BLACK & WHITE WEDGEWOOD JASPERWARE PORCELAIN LAMPS OF FINE DETAIL DEPICTING NEOCLASSICAL FIGURES MOUNTED ON FAUX PAINTED WOOD BASES,CA.188...

Wedgwood black basalt pottery bust sculpture of Scottish novelist, poet, and playwright, Walter Scott.

Portrait Medallion of Josiah Wedgwood modelled by William Hackwood in 1782 (see Wedgwood Museum 'Portrait Medallions' website for a like medallion and also The Power House website, a...

Wedgewood Neo Classical covered Urn. Basalt matte black, Neo Classical oval raised figures with Zodiac animal figures decorated frieze. Footed urn on a raised plinth decorated ba...

Staffordshire pottery creamware bodied relief molded cauliflower pattern oval dish from one of the Whieldon, Wedgwood, Greatbach triumvirate, the pioneers of English pottery in the m...

A pair ormolu mounted black wedgwood candlesticks with fancy cast fluted bases with ball beading supporting diamond cut eggs terminating in van dyke cut nozzles and pans hung with pe...

A Wedgwood black basalt bowl in a simple open form with a wide lip.

Wedgwood transformed Egyptian black, a traditional Staffordshire stoneware, into black basalt.

Black Basalt was created by Josiah Wedgwood in the 18th century.

Wedgwood transformed Egyptian Black, a traditional Staffordshire stoneware into Black Basalt.

Black Basalt was created by Josiah Wedgwood in the 18th century.

A Wedgwood Black Basalt bowl in a rare low open form with everted lip.

Wedgwood transformed Egyptian black, a traditional Staffordshire stoneware, into Wedgwood Black Basalt.

Wedgwood transformed Egyptian black, a traditional Staffordshire stoneware, into Wedgwood Black Basalt.

A pair of Wedgwood Black Basalt small vases of neoclassical design.

It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...

Loetz For Boudon And Klur Gilt Metal Monted Glass Vase. A highly sought after vase culminating the zenith of Loetz and the Art Nouveau design. Czech Republic Circa 1900 Rubin Ruby P...

Beautiful Wedgwood porcelain tableware dinner service for twelve people with coffee serving set with hand painted design details. The service is in great condition. Maker's mark unde...

Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. This painting was procured direct from the artist's studio. Cornelis le Mair is truly a renaissance ...

This exquisite Set of Twelve Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bamboo Pattern Charger/Dinner Plates originates from the United States, Circa 1970. This stunning set can serve as either c...

This stunning 18th century Dutch Old Master Golden Age floral oil painting is attributed to Simon Pietersz Verelst. Painted circa 1700 it is a still life floral of a mixed flower arr...

"The Coward" (Woman Kissing Soldier). Original cover illustration for Life Magazine, published April 1919. Norman Rockwell’s The Coward (or, Woman Kissing Soldier) was published on...

"The Galloping Racehorse" by John Frederick Herring Sr. is a stunning oil painting on canvas that vividly captures the dynamic motion and energy of a racehorse in full gallop. In thi...

Polpo is a hand-blown glass sculpture that captures the fluidity and grace of an octopus. "Light and silent, the sinuous movements of the octopus seem domesticated and united with th...

An extremely rare early Victorian 20-light cut-glass silvered mounted chandelier of exceptional quality the baluster thumb and radial cut shaft with lower shaft canopy and draping pa...

A important thirty-five lights crystal and gilded bronze chandelier. The centered stem is made up of baluster-and-bowl-shaped cut-crystal pieces, all of very high-standard quality. A...

This red Mason’s Vista dinner service is a striking example of 19th-century English transferware at its most romantic and collectible. What makes it truly unique is the completeness ...