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Wedgwood Black Basalt Lions
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
hints at the power and ferocity of these magnificent creatures. This work is executed in black basalt
Category

19th Century English Antique Basalt

Materials

Porcelain, Stoneware

Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Lions
Wedgwood Black Basalt Lions
H 4.5 in W 2.5 in D 8.13 in
Wedgwood & Bentley Black Basalt Inkstand
By Wedgwood & Bentley
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant inkwell set by Wedgwood & Bentley is crafted of black basalt, one of Wedgwood’s finest
Category

18th Century English Other Antique Basalt

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgewood Black Basalt Stone Urn
By Wedgewood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wedgewood encaustic painted , matte finished black basalt stone urn. Hand painted decoration with
Category

1790s English Egyptian Revival Antique Basalt

Materials

Stone

Wedgwood Decorated Black Basalt Inkstand
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This enchanting antique Wedgwood black basalt inkwell is crafted in the form of an ancient oil lamp
Category

19th Century English Other Antique Basalt

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Black Basalt Pastille Burner
By Wedgewood
Located in New Orleans, LA
solidity and stability of the black basalt. Pastille burners were used for burning cone-shaped “pastilles
Category

19th Century English Antique Basalt

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Pastille Burner
Wedgwood Black Basalt Pastille Burner
H 12.5 in W 9.88 in D 9.88 in
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Plato
By Wedgwood
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Wedgwood black basalt bust of Plato. This Grand Tour sculpture is a very stylish
Category

Mid-19th Century European Antique Basalt

Materials

Marble

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Plato
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Plato
H 10.44 in W 7.68 in D 5.32 in
Swagged Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A particularly successful vase in black basalt, with simple, classical deocration or swags and
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Black Basalt Two-Handled Urn
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
urn vase simply cannot be overstated. Black basalt refers to the fine-grained stoneware developed by
Category

19th Century English Antique Basalt

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Two-Handled Urn
Wedgwood Black Basalt Two-Handled Urn
H 22 in W 11.25 in D 11.25 in
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer
By Wedgwood
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Wedgwood black basalt bust of Homer. This Grand Tour style sculpture is a very stylish
Category

Mid-19th Century English Grand Tour Antique Basalt

Materials

Stone

Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer
Antique Wedgwood Basalt Bust of Homer
H 10.44 in W 7.68 in D 5.32 in
Wedgwood Black Basalt Figure of Rousseau
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
One of history’s greatest thinkers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is the subject of this black basalt
Category

19th Century English Antique Basalt

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of Mercury
By John Flaxman
Located in New Orleans, LA
In this expertly rendered black basalt bust, Mercury, the fleet-footed Roman god of commerce
Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of Mercury
Wedgwood Black Basalt Bust of Mercury
H 17.5 in W 11.13 in D 10.25 in
Wedgwood Black Basalt Figure of Cupid
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
An important homage to love, this large black basalt figure is an impressive example of Wedgwood's
Category

19th Century English Antique Basalt

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Wedgwood Black Basalt Figure of Cupid
Wedgwood Black Basalt Figure of Cupid
H 24 in W 12.25 in D 12.25 in
Wedgwood Black Basalt Hedgehog Bulb Planter
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A black basalt bulb pot molded as a hedgehog, made by Wedgwood in the middle of the 19th century
Category

Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Natural Basalt Section with Amethyst Exposed
Located in London, GB
This fascinating section of basalt perfectly illustrates how the precious amethyst appears in the
Category

15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Basalt

Materials

Agate, Amethyst, Quartz

Wedgwood Black Basalt Water and Wine Ewers
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Black Basalt Sacred to Bacchus and Neptune Ewers Wedgwood Dated 1870 These extraordinary
Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Black Basalt Vase With Kintsugi Repair
By Wedgwood
Located in Brisbane, QLD
With its unique kintsugi style repair, this Wedgwood black basalt vase has become one of a kind
Category

Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Ceramic

Unusual Antique Black Basalt Pottery Milk Jug
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual Antique Black Basalt Pottery Milk Jug with an eagle surmounting the handle having a lovely
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Basalt

Materials

Pottery

Black Basalt Teapot, Turner, circa 1805
By Turner Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine teapot with D-shape handle and a peculiar finial in the form of a widow without her barrel & cruze. The finial confirms the Turner attribution.
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

19th Century Wedgwood Basalt Pout-Pourri Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Original Wedgwood basalt pout-pouri vase in classic blue and white decor in 2 parts. Stamped in the
Category

1860s English Victorian Antique Basalt

Materials

Pottery

Large Wedgwood Solid Black Basalt Neoclassical Jardiniere
By Wedgwood
Located in Doraville, GA
Wedgwood black basalt jardiniere, made in England around 1900. The jardiniere has a floral banded
Category

Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Basalt

Materials

Ceramic

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Polished basalt, decorated with Victoria, Goddess of Victory, in her chariot; possibly after a
Category

1780s English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large vase in black basalt, with restrained neoclassical decoration taken from examples in The
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth and an
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1800
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth, taken
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Exceptionally rare early figure of Bacchus in black basalt. The mixed-case mark places this figure
Category

1780s English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

George III Wedgwood Basalt Stoneware Acanthus Bowl
By Wedgwood
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, early 19th century, sprigged bas-relief decoration alternating bell flowers and acanthus leaves, an oak leaf and acorn wreath around rim, impressed "WEDGWOOD/...
Category

Early 19th Century English Romantic Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Adams Black Basalt Neoclassical Widow Teapot, Circa 1790
By William Adams (Potter)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce black Basalt engine-turned teapot, attributed to William Adams I (1746-1805) Burslem
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Black Basalt Neoclassical Planter Jardiniere 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
Wedgwood Black Basalt Neoclassical Planter Jardiniere 19th Century Good condition, as seen. From a
Category

19th Century Antique Basalt

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Black Basalt Arabesques Pitcher Jug 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
Wedgwood Black Basalt Arabesques Pitcher Jug 19th Century Good condition, as seen. From a private
Category

19th Century Antique Basalt

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Framed Prince of Wales Black Basalt Portrait
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and very finely produced antique Georgian framed black basalt portrait bust titled
Category

1780s English Georgian Antique Basalt

Materials

Porcelain

Black Basalt Tea Caddy, 1st half 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
Cylindrical tea caddy made of black basalt with silver mounting and figural nodus.
Category

Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Silver

Inlaid Black Basalt Jug & Stand, Wedgwood, circa 1860
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An ale jug and matching tray, in black basalt with inlaid coloured decoration; a style known as
Category

Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Basket-Weave Teapot in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1790
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A most attractive and unusual teapot in black basalt, moulded with basket-weave decoration and
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Continental Basalt & Brass Basketweave Box - Possibly Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
basketweave pattern to the exterior and an affixed basalt plaque to the top. The plaque has not been taken off
Category

Early 20th Century British Renaissance Antique Basalt

Materials

Brass

Black Basalt Cream Pail with Ladle, Turner, C1800
By John Turner
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A delightful cream pail in black basalt, decorated with Poor Maria and Charlotte at the Tomb of
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Neolithic Basalt Stone Celts, Great Britain
Located in Stamford, CT
Two Neolithic basalt celts mounted on black steel bases. In archaeology, a celt is a long, thin
Category

15th Century and Earlier British Prehistoric Antique Basalt

Materials

Stone

Pair of Bacchantes in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1860.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Perhaps the most complex work in black basalt undertaken on any scale by Wedgwood, the Bacchantes
Category

Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Exhibited Wedgwood & Bentley Basalt Stoneware Four Handle Vase
By Wedgwood & Bentley
Located in Asheville, NC
accompanying literature, “Classic Black: The Basalt Sculptures of Wedgwood and his Contemporaries” by Brian D
Category

1780s English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Pottery

Wedgwood Black Basalt and Encaustic Enamel Rum Kettle
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Wedgwood, this rare, round-shaped rum kettle is comprised of black basalt and features a
Category

Early 19th Century English Classical Greek Antique Basalt

Materials

Enamel

19th Century English Wedgwood Black Basalt Urn Table Lamp
By Wedgewood
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century English Wedgwood Black Basalt Urn Table Lamp Stunning Wedgwood black porcelain urn of
Category

19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Porcelain

Plaque: Bacchanalian Triumph in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1800
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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...
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Basalt Portrait Medallion, Edward Bourne, Wedgwood, circa 1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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...
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Framed Wedgwood Black Basalt Plaque ‘The Death of Meleager’
By Wedgwood
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A late 18th / early 19th century framed Wedgwood black basalt plaque depicting ‘The Death of
Category

Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stone

Encaustic Painted Teapot in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1780
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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...
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

1880s Austrian Basaltic Sapphire and Diamond Yellow Gold Bracelet
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning antique Austrian 7.20 carat basaltic sapphire and 0.45 carat diamond, 14 karat yellow
Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Basalt

Materials

Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Basalt Portrait Medallion, Oliver Cromwell, Wedgwood, circa 1775
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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...
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Black Basalt Tea Canister with Applied Decoration, Mayer, C1790
By Elijah Mayer Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Cyclicrical tea canister in engine-turned black basalt, with raised decoration. Unmarked, but the
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Antique Print of a Basalt Rock Near Matavae, Tahiti
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vue d'un Rocher de Basalte, près de Matavae, Ile de Taïte'. View of a basalt
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Basalt

Materials

Paper

Black Basalt Teapot with Enamel Decoration, Probably Spode C1800
By Josiah Spode
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Globular teapot in black basalt, painted with matt white, red and ice blue. Judging by the shape
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Flaxman Ewers in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1830.
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
are found in many different materials. Here they are seen in the black basalt that Flaxman intended
Category

Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Antique 1.42 Carat Basaltic Sapphire and 14k Yellow Gold Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique 1.42 carat Basaltic sapphire and 14 karat yellow gold ring; part of
Category

1910s Antique Basalt

Materials

Sapphire, Yellow Gold

Wedgwood Antique Neoclassical Black Basalt Jasper Spill Vase 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
Wedgwood Antique Neoclassical Black Basalt Jasper Spill Vase 19th Century, with impressed mark to
Category

19th Century Antique Basalt

Materials

Porcelain

Wedgwood Antique Neoclassical Black Basalt Jasper Spill Vase 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
Wedgwood Antique Neoclassical Black Basalt Jasper Spill Vase 19th Century, with impressed mark to
Category

19th Century Antique Basalt

Materials

Porcelain

Italian late 19th century Basalt Wedgwood and patinated Wood plaques
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative pair of Italian late 19th century Basalt Wedgwood and patinated Wood
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Basalt

Materials

Wood

Pair miniature campana vases in black basalt, Wedgwood, circa 1880
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A good pair of miniature campana-shaped vases, in black basalt. Finding these with their lids, and
Category

Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

2.10Ct Basaltic Sapphire and 3.30Ct Diamond Yellow Gold Cluster Earrings
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive pair of antique 2.10 carat Basaltic sapphire and 3.30 carat diamond
Category

1890s Unknown Antique Basalt

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver

Pair of Apotheosis Vases in black basalt, Wedgwood, circa 1880
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A stunning pair of vases in black basalt. Known as Apotheosis Vases, or sometimes Pegasus Vases
Category

Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Basalt Portrait Medallion, William of Orange, Wedgwood, circa 1785
By Wedgwood
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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...
Category

Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

Wedgwood Black and Gilt Basalt Covered Potpourri Vase, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
A wedgwood black and gilt basalt covered Potpourri vase, circa 1870.
Category

1870s English Neoclassical Antique Basalt

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgwood Egyptian Jug Decorated in Black Basalt and Rosso Antico
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
either side of a firebird in flight. The material is Wedwood's Black Basalt stoneware with Wedgwood's
Category

Mid-19th Century English Egyptian Revival Antique Basalt

Materials

Stoneware

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Antique Basalt For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique basalt you’re looking for. Each antique basalt for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, stoneware and porcelain. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique basalt — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique basalt bearing Neoclassical or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. Wedgwood, Staffordshire and Wedgewood each produced at least one beautiful antique basalt that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Basalt?

The average selling price for an antique basalt at 1stDibs is $2,320, while they’re typically $175 on the low end and $16,750 for the highest priced.