Antique Wedgwood Basalt

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

A rare Wedgwood two handled basalt vase with encaustic decoration of classical figures, upper case mark

A rare signed Wedgwood basalt teapot with orange and white encaustic decoration, upper case mark

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

Wedgwood black basalt pottery bust sculpture of French historian and philosopher, Voltaire (François-Marie Arouet).

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

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...

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...

Exceptionally rare early figure of Bacchus in black basalt. The mixed-case mark places this figure between 1780 and 1785. He is portrayed in typical style, his head garlanded with g...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 self-framing portrait medallion of William of Orange. The mixed-vase mark dates this example firmly in the 1780s. Wedgwood produced a number of commemoratives of important Dutch fi...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

A fine Wedgwood rosso antico and basalt teapot with Egyptian motifs, upper case mark

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

Original Wedgwood basalt pout-pouri vase in classic blue and white decor in 2 parts.

A Wedgwood basalt amphora from the 19th century made into a single socket table lamp, wired for the USA.

These finely cast glass urns made to look like 18th century Wedgwood Basalt wear show many refined features. The decorative relief elements are cast and worked in minute detail and s...

Crafted by Wedgwood, this pair of 18th century neoclassical oenochoe, or wine jugs, are comprised of black basalt — largely considered the firm’s greatest innovation.

Crafted by Wedgwood, this exquisite pair of 19th-century gilt bronze and black basalt Neoclassical ewers epitomizes the quality and creativity of renowned Wedgwood designer John Flax...

This work is executed in black basalt, a material considered one of Josiah Wedgwood's most revolutionary creations.

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

Background of Wedgwood black basalt: Wedgwood's black basalt is the ultimate expression of neo-classicism.

This bowl is part of our collection of Wedgwood Black Basalt. In the shop we also have a pair of large Wedgwood black basalt wine and water ewers.

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

Josiah Wedgwood named the black earthenware body that he created Black Basalt, as it resembled Egyptian basalt.

This enchanting antique Wedgwood black basalt inkwell is crafted in the form of an ancient oil lamp.

Wedgwood first developed basalt in the 1760s and since then, the firm has used this revolutionary substance for portraits of the most renowned and respected figures of the day for ov...

A pair of rare Wedgwood black basalt neoclassical urns made in early 19th century, England.

An important homage to love, this large black basalt figure is an impressive example of Wedgwood's artistry and imagination.

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

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

Josiah Wedgwood named the black earthenware body that he created Black Basalt, as it resembled Egyptian basalt.

This Neoclassical campana vase by Wedgwood is crafted from the pottery firm's greatest innovation — black basalt.

Wedgwood Black Basalt vases with encaustic painted Greek key, palm leaves, and other simple classical designs

Crafted by Wedgwood, this stately Neoclassical amphora vase is comprised of black basalt — largely considered the pottery firm’s greatest innovation.

A wonderful 19th century Wedgwood black basalt Minerva bust. Minerva was the goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, trade and strategy.

A Pair of rare early 19th century Wedgwood Black Basalt cassoulets. The reversible candlesticks convert into covered urns (see images 5,6 and 9).

The first Wedgwood Black Basalt dolphins were made in the 18th century.

Wedgwood black basalt bough pot with lid. The pot with scrolled loop handles, applied rosso antico foliate relief.

A large Wedgwood Rosso Antico calyx-crater shaped vase with a domed cover pierced for potpourri.

A large black basalt jardinière made by Wedgwood in the first quarter of the 19th century.

A Wedgwood & Bentley black basalt urn-shaped vase molded with decoration in strong relief showing angels suspending berried wreaths on their shoulders.

Crafted by Wedgwood, this stately neoclassical volute krater vase is comprised of black basalt, largely considered the famed English firm’s greatest innovation.

The wine ewer modeled with a figure of Bacchus seated atop the shoulder holding the horns of a ram's head.The water ewer with a figure of Triton seated on the shoulder and holding ho...

19th Century Wedgwood light blue Jasper tripod vase complete with cover with applied white relief of foliage and bell flowers, the terminals with lion masks and rings, all standing a...

19th Century bronze bust of the Greek God, Apollo Belvedere. After the ancient original ‘Apollo Belvedere’ sculpture by Leochares.

This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...

Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV. A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day" A truly ...

An antique solid marble bust of Homer based on 7-8th century BC model.

LOUIS JULIEN (JULES) FRANCESCHI French, 1825-1893 The Goddess Isis Patinated bronze signed to the edge of base "J. FRANCESCHI" cast circa 1890-1900 Item # 409LRJ22W A very fi...

This Greek bust depicts the legendary poet and author Homer who is presumed to have penned the two of ancient Greece’s most epic poems: the Iliad and the Odyssey. Scholars are uncert...