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Pair of Wedgwood & Bentley Agate Plant Pots

$4,360per set
£3,308.27per set
€3,782.71per set
CA$6,089.74per set
A$6,770.96per set
CHF 3,535.42per set
MX$82,419.07per set
NOK 45,110.44per set
SEK 42,266.33per set
DKK 28,231.05per set
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A pair of plant pots covered in marbled brown glaze emulating agate gemstone encircled with checkered rims accented in gold, made circa 1770 by Wedgwood & Bentley in Staffordshire, England. Emulating the mesmerizing marbled surface of a precious gemstone, these Wedgwood agate ware plant pots expertly mimic a precious material on a quotidian object. The pots were made during the Wedgwood & Bentley period of the factory and, underneath the agate slip, feature a delicate creamware body, the material for which the company became famous. Dimensions: 3 3/8 in. H x 4 3/8 in. Dm Condition: Excellent. One pot with some hairline cracks on base around drainage hole. Traces of original gilding around checkered rims. References: Birmingham Museum of Art, 1983.21a-b Royal Ontario Museum, 984.18.64.1-.2 Victoria & Albert Museum, WE.8126-2014 Literature: Peter Kaellgren, Wedgwood: Artistry and Innovation (Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 2009), illus. p. 67. Robin Reilly, Wedgwood vol. 1 (London: Macmillan Ltd. 1989), illus. p. 391 pl. C93.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.38 in (8.59 cm)Diameter: 4.38 in (11.13 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Neoclassical (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1770-1779
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1770
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. One pot with some hairline cracks on base around drainage hole. Traces of original gilding around checkered rims.
  • Seller Location:
    Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 2023.1.31stDibs: LU5643233924572

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