Arguably the most celebrated of all English ceramics makers, Wedgwood was founded in 1759 by potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730–95) in Staffordshire, which was home at one time to hundreds of pottery workshops. The company is famed for its Jasperware — molded neoclassical stoneware vases, plates and other pieces inspired by ancient cameo glass, featuring white figures, scenes and decorative elements set in relief on a matte-colored background. The best-known background hue is light blue, but Wedgwood’s iconic silhouettes also appear on green, lilac, yellow, black and even white grounds. Some antique Wedgwood dinnerware pieces and other items feature three or more colors.
The Wedgwood firm first came to prominence for its tableware, which quickly gained favor in aristocratic households throughout Britain and Europe. In 1765, Wedgwood was commissioned to create a cream-colored earthenware service for Queen Charlotte, consort of King George III. The queen was so thrilled with her new china that Wedgwood was given permission to call himself “Potter to Her Majesty,” and the decorative style became known as Queen’s Ware.
Not to be outdone, Catherine the Great of Russia commissioned her own set of Wedgwood china in 1773. Nearly 200 years later, the firm created a 1,200-piece service for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In recent years, leading designers including Jasper Conran and Vera Wang have collaborated with Wedgwood — in the tradition of such distinguished 18th-century artists such as the painter George Stubbs and metalsmith Matthew Boulton.
From plates and other dinnerware to decorative items like urns, cachepots and candlesticks, Wedgwood designs lend a traditional air to Anglophile interiors. And even if you have to make your own tea, you may find it comforting to sip it from a delicate cup that was manufactured in the same Stoke-on-Trent kiln that produced Her Majesty’s tea service. Be sure to keep your pinky raised.
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Antique Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Tea Set w/ Tea Pot Creamer Sugar Bowl 3 Pc Set
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Tea Set w/ Tea Pot, Creamer, and Lidded Sugar Bowl - 3 Pc Set. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: Tea Pot: 4.5...
Porcelain
1930s Wedgwood Lustreware Tea Cups & Saucers, Set of 6
By Wedgwood
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of six 1930s Wedgwood lusterware tea cups and saucers. Overall silver floral motif on bone China background. Set includes 6 tea cups and 6 saucers, 12 pieces total. Each piece i...
Porcelain
Antique Deep Blue Wedgwood Jasperware Ten Piece Tea Set with Neoclassical Motif
By Wedgwood
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique ten piece tea set was made by the renowned Wedgwood Company of England in approximately 1830 in a Neoclassical Revival style. The set is done in an unglazed stoneware 'Jasperware' with white over a deep blue ground. The set is composed of a large teapot, a large water pitcher...
Stoneware
19th Century Wedgwood Etruria Drab Stoneware Smear-Glazed Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century wedgwood Etruria drab stoneware smear-glazed teapot A wedgwood teapot in Drab stoneware smearglazed green with raised relief, model 15...
Stoneware
Millie Taplin Art Deco Wedgwood Floral Painted Cup & Saucer
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Art Deco Wedgwood floral cabinet coffee can and saucer by renowned designed Millicent (Millie) Jane Taplin (British, 1902-1980) and dating f...
Stoneware
Millie Taplin Art Deco Wedgwood Floral Painted Cup & Saucer
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Art Deco Wedgwood floral cabinet coffee can and saucer by renowned designed Millicent (Millie) Jane Taplin (British, 1902-1980) and dating f...
Stoneware
Wedgwood Apprey Celadon Chinoiserie Tea Set
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Wedgwood celadon Apprey chinoiserie tea set. Charming and rare individual tea set with one serving lidded teapot, small plate/underplate, handle-less ...
Creamware
Set of Eight Wedgwood Platinum and Blue Reindeer Espresso Cups and Saucers
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight Wedgwood platinum and blue reindeer espresso cups and saucers. Eight coffee cans and saucers in the Fallow Deer pattern by Wedgwood with...
Ceramic
English Wedgwood Tea Set Etruscan Empire Creamware Porcelain Turquoise 15 pcs
By Dresden Porcelain, Furstenberg Porcelain, Wedgwood, Royal Albert
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Beautiful English porcelain - Wedgwood Bone China Tea Set Decorated in the coveted Etruscan Empire style. The fine bone china body is adorned with a...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Wedgwood Tri-Color Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming Wedgwood teapot is crafted of tri-color jasperware, one of the firm’s rarest creations. The teapot’s classic form displays beautifully ap...
Ceramic
$480Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of Eight Wedgwood Creamware Grape Leaf Cups and Saucers
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Set of eight Wedgwood creamware grape leaf cups and saucers. Antique creamware cups and saucers with scrolling hand-painted grape vines with green grape leaves, purple grape clusters...
Creamware
Rare Georgian Wedgwood Salt Glazed Panel Shape Bacchus Mask Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Georgian English salt glazed panel teapot decorated with Bacchus masks by renowned maker Wedgwood and dating from around 1760. The small sized white stoneware teapot stands on...
Stoneware
Wedgwood Drabware Sugar Bowl and Stand with Gilt Trim, England Circa 1825
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
This Wedgwood drabware sugar bowl and stand possesses a quiet richness that rewards close looking. Made in Staffordshire, England, circa 1825, it exemplifies Wedgwood’s mastery of re...
Earthenware
Early 19th Century Wedgwood Porcelain Biggin Teapot with Blue Glazed Accents
By Wedgwood
Located in Middleburg, VA
1820 Wedgwood Biggin teapot. Dating to the 1820s this is a spectacular and elegant biggin. This is named for Mr. Biggin, who developed the form in 1817. Biggins can be used as teapots or coffee pot, with the upper part holding tea leaves or coffee grounds and having two perforated strainers through which boiling water is poured. The lid has a small round button handle with a hole in the center to vent steam. Wedgwood decorated the lid, upper section and lower body with applied blue glaze, finely detailed floral bands. The body design is the same Wedgwood used...
Porcelain
Circa 1930s Vintage White Agate Tea Cup, Saucer and Tray Set - 19 Pieces
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
RARE vintage white agate tray and set of 6 tea cups, saucers, and gold spoons with delicate roses on the end, most likely from the 1930s. Includes 19 pieces...
Agate, Metal, Brass
$675 / set
H 4.34 in W 7.88 in D 4.93 in
Mid-Century Gio Ponti Silver Plated Set, tea Pot, sugar and bowl, for A. Krupp
By Arthur Krupp, Gio Ponti
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Gio Ponti, A large Mid-Century Silver Plated 75CL Tea Pot with sugar, breakfast bowl and a small dish, for Arthur Krupp. Designed for the VI triennale, 1930's to 1950's. dimensions ...
Metal
1920s German Silver Ten Piece Picnic Tea Service - Boxed
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique German 935 standard silver ten piece picnic tea set/service - boxed; an addition to our silver teaware...
Silver
Johnson Bros Coaching Scene Tea Cups & Saucers Set of 6
By Johnson Brothers
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Decorated in detailed blue transferware, each cup and saucer features pastoral 18th–19th century carriage travel scenes, framed with ornate floral borders. The imagery captures momen...
Ceramic
$2,000 / set
H 1.97 in Dm 3.55 in
19th Century Set of 7 English Porcelain Tea Cups & Saucers, 6 Signed Minton
By Minton
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming set comprises seven finely decorated teacups with matching saucers, six of which are signed Minton, one of the most celebrated English porcelain manufacturers of the 19...
Porcelain, Paint
$350 / set
H 2.75 in Dm 6.25 in
Pink Etruscan Majolica Shell and Seaweed Ceramic Teacup and Saucer Set of 2
By Griffin, Smith & Hill
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A set of two Etruscan majolica teacups with matching saucers. Each piece is glazed in a beautiful pink, purple, green, brown and blue. The tea saucers (or b...
Ceramic, Paint
Pair of Antique 1890 English Bone China Tea Cup and Saucer Sets
Located in Sheffield, MA
Treat yourself and a friend to enjoying a perfect cup of tea with this fine pair of antique Victorian 1890 English bone china cup and saucer set...
Porcelain
Wedgwood Tri-Color Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming Wedgwood teapot is crafted of tri-color jasperware, one of the firm’s rarest creations. The teapot’s classic form displays beautifully ap...
Ceramic
Stoneware Teapot by Saxbo in Denmark
By Saxbo
Located in Goteborg, SE
Stoneware teapot made at Saxbo in Denmark. Saxbo was a small but well-known ceramic studio run by the chemist Natalie Krebs. Her specialty was the gla...
Stoneware
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
H 9 in W 9.5 in D 9 in
Flo-Blue Collection of 9 Piece Matching "Formosa" Tea Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine "FORMOSA" Pattern flo-blue tea set is in very good condition and includes a large tea pot, sugar bowl, two dinner plates, small desert plate and...
Ceramic
$850 / set
H 7 in W 7.5 in D 5 in
Wedgwood Terracotta Jasperware Miniature Tea Set Demitasse Cup & Saucer 14 pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wedgwood Terracotta Jasperware Miniature Tea Set Demitasse Cup & Saucer 14 pcs. Listing includes (1) Tea pot, (6) cups, (6) saucers, (1) creamer, (...
Ceramic
$350
H 2.25 in Dm 6.25 in
Antique Etruscan Seaweed Griffin Smith Hill Majolica Tea Cup and Saucer 19th C
By Griffen, Smith and Hill 1
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Created in the late 1870s, this highly collected Griffin Smith & Hill Etruscan tea cup and saucer will be a fabulous addition to a current collection. The exterior of the cup and pla...
Ceramic, Paint
23 Pc Wedgwood Amherst Dinnerware Tea Coffee Demitasse Set
By Wedgwood
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century 23 piece lot of Wedgwood china in the platinum trimmed Amherst pattern. Set includes: Coffee Pot with Lid, Sugar Bowl with Lid, Creamer, 4 Teacups, 4 Saucers, 3 Bre...
Porcelain
Wedgwood Tri-Color Diceware Tea Set
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Wedgwood, this exceptional three-piece tea set includes a teapot, creamer and lidded sugar bowl. The set features the famed English porcelain firm’s highly desirable and r...
Porcelain
Wedgwood Drabware Teapot and Stand England, circa 1825
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
Wedgwood made this drabware teapot and stand in Staffordshire, England, in the first quarter of the 19th century, circa 1825. The design is simple and...
Earthenware
Wedgwood Antique Blue Jasperware Miniature Teapot
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Wedgwood blue jasperware miniature teapot decorated with classical figures and dating from the latter 19th century. The...
Stoneware
Vintage Wedgwood Fine Bone Chine Teapot with Two Mugs
By Wedgwood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage wedgwood hunting scenes pattern breakfast set of 2. Fine bone China. Teapot with 2 mugs. A rare set. Pot: 10 1/4" over handle, 4 3/4", 6 1/4" ...
Ceramic
Sold
H 4.13 in W 5.38 in D 4.5 in
Wedgwood, Vintage Blue & White Jasperware Teapot, U. K., Circa 1950's
By Wedgwood
Located in Chatham, ON
Wedgwood - Vintage blue and white Jasperware teapot with lid - signed / stamped on the base - United Kingdom - circa 1950's. Excellent / mint vint...
Ceramic
Sold
H 4.38 in W 5.38 in D 4.38 in
Wedgwood, Vintage Blue & White Jasperware Sugar Bowl, U. K., circa 1950's
By Wedgwood
Located in Chatham, ON
WEDGWOOD - Vintage blue and white Jasperware sugar bowl with lid - signed / stamped on the base - United Kingdom - circa 1950's. Excellent / mint v...
Ceramic
Wedgwood Georgian Floral Painted Drab Glazed Pottery Teapot & Cover
By Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A scarce Georgian English pottery teapot and cover hand painted with floral designs by Wedgwood and dating from the early 19th Century. The teapot is lightly potted and is of squat r...
Pottery
Antique Set of 12 Sage Green Wedgwood Jasperware Teacups and Saucers
By Wedgwood
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning antique set of 12 Wedgwood Sage Green Jasperware teacups and saucers with white overlay.
Ceramic
Sold
H 7.49 in W 24.41 in D 12.21 in
1990s Wedgwood Bone China Tea Set-Royal College of Art Kensington Anniversary
By Wedgwood
Located in London, England
A limited edition Wedgwood bone china seven piece, Kensington shaped, tea set designed by William Edwards in 1988 commemorating the 150th anniversa...
Porcelain
Sold
H 2.75 in W 6.25 in L 2.75 in
English Wedgwood 50-Piece Set Appledore Fine China Cups & Saucers, Pattern W3257
By Wedgwood
Located in Big Flats, NY
A set of Wedgwood Appledore fine bone china bouillon, demitasse and coffee/tea cups with saucers offer central fruit basket with laurel wreath borde...
Porcelain
Wedgwood Creamware Teacup Trio, Chrysanthemum Pattern, Regency, ca 1815
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" made by Wedgwood in about 1815. It is decorated with the famous Chrysanthemum pattern and consists of a teacup and a coffee can sharing one saucer. A ...
Creamware