Victorian Wedgwood Lobster Salad Bowl 1878
About the Item
- Creator:Wedgwood (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 4.73 in (12 cm)Diameter: 10.63 in (27 cm)
- Style:Victorian (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:Faience,Silver Plate
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1878
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:
Wedgwood
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.
Find antique Wedgwood pottery on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Paris, France
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 1 day of delivery.
- Folded Fruit Bowl 'Rousseau-Bracquemond' Service 1866-1875By Félix Bracquemond, Creil et MontereauLocated in Paris, FRExtremely rare Japonism "Folded" Fruit Bowl from the famous service "Rousseau-Bracquemond", a similar folded fruit bowl is kept at the French Musée d'Orsay ( OAO1094). This piece belongs to this world-known service which is present in many museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Musée d'Orsay, Petit Palais Museum, Metropolitan NY Museum, and Occidental art Tokyo Museum and. Made in fine earthenware, the service has a blue combed decoration on the wing and drawings of animals after Japanese...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Delft and Faience
MaterialsFaience
- 12 Dinner Plates Animals in Creil & Montereau Faience, Late 19th CenturyBy Creil et MontereauLocated in Paris, FRVery rare set of 12 earthenware illustrated plates with ivory background decorated with pink fuchsia designed personified animals realizing various activities and a sepia orange file...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Dinner Plates
MaterialsEarthenware
- "Cartels" Faïence Fine Service by Creil & Montereau, 1884-1920By Creil et MontereauLocated in Paris, FRFaïence fine (lead-glazed earthenware) service "Cartels", manufactured by the French firm Creil & Montereau between 1884 and 1920. Engravings by Pierre L...Category
20th Century French Country Delft and Faience
MaterialsEarthenware
- Christopher Dresser Old Hall Aesthetic Vases c.1885By Old Hall Earthenware Co., Christopher DresserLocated in Paris, FRPaire of Japanese style Old Hall Earthenware vases decorated with gilt elephants. Design attributed to Christopher Dresser (a similar model in C.W Dress...Category
Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Ceramics
MaterialsEarthenware
- Art Nouveau Service Faïence Creil & Montereau Fontainebleau design 59 pcs 19thBy Creil et MontereauLocated in Paris, FRThis Faïence fine service "Fontainebleau", inspired by the atmosphere of the Fontainebleau castle, was manufactured by the French firm Creil & Montereau in the late 19th century. Fin...Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Delft and Faience
MaterialsFaience
- Large Art Deco Squirrel Drageoir by Gallia, ChristofleBy GalliaLocated in Paris, FRLarge Art Deco squirrel drageoir was designed by Antoinette de Ribes (1892-1972) for Gallia in 1931 with beautiful stylized lines. This is the origin...Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
MaterialsSilver Plate
- 18th-Century English Polychrome Delftware Bowl, BristolLocated in Downingtown, PAChinoiserie English Polychrome Delftware bowl, Bristol, Circa 1760 The bowl with a depiction of Chinoiserie flowers and plants with rockwork in iro...Category
Antique 1760s English Georgian Delft and Faience
MaterialsDelft
- 19th Century Wedgwood Basalt Pout-Pourri VaseBy WedgwoodLocated in Kitzbuhel, ATOriginal Wedgwood basalt pout-pouri vase in classic blue and white decor in 2 parts. Stamped in the bottom Wedgwood. Slightly used. About 1863.Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Delft and Faience
MaterialsPottery
- 3 Wedgwood BowlsBy WedgwoodLocated in New York, NY3 Wedgwood creamware serving bowls with matching platters. The pierced rim bowl with a molded weave pattern having an accompanying platter of similar design.Category
Antique 18th Century Platters and Serveware
MaterialsPorcelain
- Wedgwood Argenta Majolica Melon Fruit PlateBy WedgwoodLocated in Philadelphia, PAFrom Wedgwood and in the color way known as Argenta, a fruit plate, England, circa 1875. Showing a central green and orange melon and leaves along with a branch of plums and strawbe...Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
MaterialsEarthenware
- Wedgwood Argenta Majolica Lemon Fruit PlateBy WedgwoodLocated in Philadelphia, PAFrom Wedgwood and in the color way known as Argenta, a fruit plate, England, circa 1875. Showing a central yellow lemon and leaves along with a branch of pears and walnuts, all on a...Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
MaterialsEarthenware
- Wedgwood Argenta Majolica Apple Fruit PlateBy WedgwoodLocated in Philadelphia, PAFrom Wedgwood and in the color way known as Argenta, a fruit plate, England, circa 1875. Showing a central red and greenish apple and leaves along with a branch of apricots and haze...Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
MaterialsEarthenware
