A Rare Wedgwood Enameled Caneware Cup And Saucer
View Similar Items
A Rare Wedgwood Enameled Caneware Cup And Saucer
About the Item
- Creator:Wedgwood (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 3 in (7.62 cm)Width: 4.85 in (12.32 cm)Depth: 4.85 in (12.32 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1785-95
- Condition:
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: KLR661stDibs: 1401168554620
Wedgwood
Arguably the most celebrated of all English ceramics makers, Wedgwood was founded in 1759 by Staffordshire potter Josiah Wedgwood (1730–95). 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 pieces use 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.
- Encaustic Painted Cup & Saucer, Wedgwood, circa 1820By WedgwoodLocated in Melbourne, VictoriaA 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...Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Pottery
MaterialsStoneware
- Small Teapot in Caneware with Spaniel Finial. Wedgwood, circa 1820By WedgwoodLocated in Melbourne, VictoriaAn unglazed caneware teapot of depressed oval shape, with arabesque decoration and a spaniel finial. Wedgwood caneware is a type of pottery that w...Category
Antique 1820s English Neoclassical Pottery
MaterialsStoneware
- Leeds Pottery banded cup and saucer, c. 1790.By Leeds PotteryLocated in Gargrave, North YorkshireLeeds Pottery cup and saucer, c. 1790. Both pieces decorated with a broad band of powder blue slip, within a brown and white chequer board rim. All beneath a pearlware glaze. The cup...Category
Antique 1790s English Georgian Pottery
MaterialsPearlware
- Modernist Painted and Signed Cup and Saucer, circa 1960Located in Bishop's Stortford, HertfordshireAn unusual and interesting modernist hand-painted pottery cup and saucer, the latter painted with a Primitive black outlined deer decorated in brightly coloured glazes on a speckled ...Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Pottery
MaterialsPottery
- Roger Picault Vaulluris Hand-Painted Cups and SaucersBy Roger PicaultLocated in Sharon, CTFour 'bistro' cups and saucers. Cup diameter 4 3/4". By Roger Picault, one of the most celebrated pottery masters from the golden age of Vallauris as the center of modern French pottery...Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Pottery
MaterialsCeramic
- Wedgwood Pale Blue Jasperware Coffee Cup and SaucerBy WedgwoodLocated in New Orleans, LACrafted by Wedgwood, this exquisite and rare assembled coffee cup and saucer set are comprised of the firm’s famous pale “Wedgwood blue” jasperware so prized by collectors and connoi...Category
Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Ceramics
MaterialsCeramic
