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Material: Stoneware
Creator: Wedgwood
Pair of Rosso Antico Candlesticks, Wedgwood, circa 1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare pair of bell shaped candlesticks in rosso antico, with black decoration of ‘Boys at Play’.
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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...
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1780s English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Silver framed Medallion, George Washington by Bert Bentley, Wedgwood, circa 1925
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A portrait medallion of George Washington, in pale blue jasperware, and set in a quality frame of silver, reeded and cross-banded. Decorated by Bert Bentley, one of the best of the e...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Pair of Flaxman Ewers in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1830.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
One of the iconic early wedgwood pieces, the pair of ewers Sacred to Neptune & Sacred to Bacchus was designed by Flaxman in the 1780s for Josiah Wedgwood. They have remained popular ...
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Campana Vase, Victoriaware Wedgwood, circa 1880
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A campana vase in white & gilt Victoriaware. Very French in style, the decoration being a copy of Sevres. It works surprisingly well on the neoclassical shape.
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Black Basalt and Gilt Vestal Lamp, Wedgwood, circa 1800
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An oil lamp in basalt with rare gilt and bronze highlights. This example is an early one, and was intended to be used. There is a 'sump cover' inside the lamp, which seals the po...
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Early 1800s English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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 ...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Pair of Bacchantes in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1860.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Perhaps the most complex work in black basalt undertaken on any scale by Wedgwood, the Bacchantes, are adapted from sculptures by Clodion. A large and impressive pair, ful of vigour ...
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Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Small Teapot in Caneware with Spaniel Finial. Wedgwood, circa 1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An unglazed caneware teapot of depressed oval shape, with arabesque decoration and a spaniel finial. Wedgwood caneware is a type of pottery that w...
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1820s English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Pair of Salts in Slate Blue Jasperware, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of salt cellars in slate-blue jasperware, with inlaid rims. decorated with the Romantic Poor Maria and Maternal Affection by Lady Templetown, as well as a more classical Cupid's Triumph. In the 1790s, salt cellars were an essential tableware item used in England for serving and consuming salt. A salt cellar is a small container, often made of silver, glass, or porcelain, used to hold salt at the dining table. These cellars were typically placed in the center of the table, within easy reach of diners. Salt was taken from the cellar...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1800
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
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 Hydria...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Trophy Plate, Wedgwood, circa 1880
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Trophy plates were a particularly Victorian development at Wedgwood, taking the use of classical ornament to its absolute limit. Over 2,000 individual sprigs were made, applied, and ...
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Campana Vase in White & Gilt Victoriaware, Wedgwood circa 1880
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A marvellous combination of Wedgwood's traditional neoclassical style, in the form of a campana vase; which has been decorated in High Victorian style with gilt and bronzing.
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Australian Bicentenary Bowl, Wedgwood, circa 1988. Number 10 of 50 Made
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In Royal Blue dip; a colour normally reserved for Coronation commemoratives. One of only fifty made; made to mark the bicentenary of the found...
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1980s English Neoclassical Vintage Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Ecuelle, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In black basalt, decorated with encaustic painting. An écuelle is a French word that refers to a shallow dish or bowl, typically made of metal or ceramic, and used for serving food. Écuelle is also the French word for a small, shallow saucer used for serving soup. In English, an écuelle might be referred to as a soup plate or a soup saucer...
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1780s English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Big Framed Jasper Medallion, Clio by Bert Bentley, Wedgwood, circa 1925
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Unusually large and fine example of the work of the well-known decorator Bert Bentley. Clio, the muse of History, is reproduced with the exceptional quality that has made his work so desirable. Clio is the Greek muse...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Hot Milk Jug, Engine-Turned Jasperware. Wedgwood, C1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Superb and exceptionally rare small jug in tricolour engine-turned diceware. This is very early jasperware, made when "cherokee clay" was still being used. This clay, sourced from America, contained kaolin, the ingredient that makes porcelain translucent. Exhibited: Wedgwood, Master Potter to the Universe, Roche Foundation, 2023. Engine turning, also known as guilloche, is a decorative technique that was commonly used on eighteenth-century pottery. The process involved cutting intricate, repetitive patterns into a metal or ceramic surface using a machine known as a rose engine...
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Portrait Medallion of Pitt the Elder, Wedgwood C1920
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine tricolour portrait medallion of the First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778), a Whig statesman who led Britain during the Seven Years’ War. Orna...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Stoneware Pottery

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Pottery, Stoneware

Enormous Portrait Medallion of Dr Priestly, Bert Bentley, Wedgwood, circa 1925
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Fabulously large and fine example of the work of the well-known decorator Bert Bentley. Very few portrait medallions of this size were made, in all the time that Wedgwood has been making portrait medallions. Priestly's advocacy for free speech and freedom of religion...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Cup & Saucer, Wedgwood, circa 1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A particularly fine example of a cup and saucer in the neoclassical style, simply decorated with a red line and a '"Leaf & Berry" motif. The "leaf and berry" motif is a design element that is often found in neoclassical architecture and decorative arts. It features stylized leaves and berries arranged in a symmetrical pattern. This motif is commonly found on friezes, cornices, and other architectural elements, as well as on furniture, ceramics, and other decorative objects. It is associated with the neoclassical period, which began in the late 18th century and was characterized by a renewed interest in the classical art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome...
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Tea Canister, Crimson Jasper, Wedgwood, circa 1920
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Charming tea canister in the very rare crimson jasper dip. This example is particularly fine, and shows none of the usual problems that resulted in wedgwood abandoning this color after a short period. Exhibited: Wedgwood, Master Potter to the Universe, Roche Foundation, 2023. The Three Graces are a group of three female figures from Greek mythology who were considered to be the embodiment of charm, beauty, and grace. They were believed to be the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome and were known by the names of Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia. They were often depicted in ancient Greek art...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Ink Well with Chinese Flowers decoration, Wedgwood, circa 1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An ink well, mode according to Wedgwood's patent, which stopped the ink from evaporating. Made in black basalt, with a form of decoration known as 'Chinese Flowers...
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Oenochoe, Wedgwood, circa 1800
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Currently on loan to The David Roche Foundation for their exhibition "Josiah Wedgwood - Master Potter to the Universe". A fabulous oenochoe (Greek wine jug) in black basalt, with en...
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1790s English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Polished basalt, decorated with Victoria, Goddess of Victory, in her chariot; possibly after a Roman model such as the wall paintings at Herculaneum. T...
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1780s English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Jasper Vase in Buff with Black Ornament, Wedgwood, circa 1870
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare shape, in the scarce buff jasper dip with black ornament. A striking and unusual combination of colours in jasperware.
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Revival Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Portrait Medallion of The Comtesse du Barry, Wedgwood C1920
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Tricolour portrait medallion of the last Maîtresse-en-titre (official mistress) of Louis XV. Produced by Bert Bentley from the 18th century model, with his usual excellent detail...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Stoneware Pottery

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Pottery, Stoneware

Pale Blue Jasperware Bowl, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In solid slate blue jasper, with inlaid foot; decorated with numerous reliefs typical of the period. Engine turned decoration and lapidary polished interior. Exhibited: Wedgwood, Ma...
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1790s English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Shield-Shaped Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1773
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A shield-shaped vase, decorated to resemble porphyry, and highlighted with gilding. Marked for Wedgwood & Bentley.
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Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Figure Faun with Flute, Wedgwood, circa 1870
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
After the antique “Piping Faun” now in the Louvre Museum; the result of it being bought by Napoleon from the Borghese collection. The "Piping Faun" is...
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1870s English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Pair of Egyptian Sphinxes in Rosso with Black, Wedgwood, circa 1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of winged, seated sphinxes in rosso with black decoration. Exhibited: Wedgwood, Master Potter to the Universe, Roche Foundation, 2023. The Egyptian winged sphinx is a variat...
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Early 19th Century English Egyptian Revival Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Pair of Crimson Jasper Portland Vases
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of Portland Vases in crimson jasper dip. Both of them superb, without the usual losses or bleeding associated with this ill-fated colour. Crims...
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1920s English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Bust of Mercury in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1820.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Wedgwood produced a very successful line of Library Busts, of which Minerva and Mercury were the longest in production, running right up into the 20th century - they make a good pair...
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

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Stoneware

Bust of Minverva in Black Basalt. Wedgwood C1880.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Wedgwood produced a very successful line of Library Busts, of which Minerva and Mercury were the longest in production, running right up into the 20th century - they make a good pair...
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stoneware Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

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