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Neoclassical Furniture

NEOCLASSICAL STYLE

Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.

Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.

The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.

Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.

Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.

As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.

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Style: Neoclassical
Creator: Wedgwood
Swagged Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1775
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A particularly successful vase in black basalt, with simple, classical deocration or swags and berries & leaves. This vase comes from the Wedgwood & Bentley period, during which the ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

18th Century Wedgwood Solid Green Jasper Stoneware Caryatid Bough Pot
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, c.1790, white jasper pierced grid, molded green body ornamented with bas-relief figure of Venus and alternating urns of flowers within molded arches, high-rel...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Set of Three Early 19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Pattern No. 892 Serving Bowls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare group of wedgwood creamware bowls. In the neoclassical pattern no. 892 with a cobalt blue and gold border. Diameters: just under 9 in., just over 8 3/4 in., and just ove...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Creamware

Inlaid Black Basalt Jug & Stand, Wedgwood, circa 1860
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An ale jug and matching tray, in black basalt with inlaid coloured decoration; a style known as Henri Deux. This stylle is a revival of an 18th century technique, in which designs ar...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware Campagne Urn
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware twin handled campagne urn and cover, in the Neoclassical style, decorated with a frieze of Greek figures, with palmette borders in white on a blue ba...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Early Wedgwood Neoclassical Creamware Dessert Dishes Made circa 1780
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A set of four early Wedgwood creamware Neoclassical dessert dishes made circa 1780. Sir William Hamilton’s Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman an...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Creamware

Wedgwood Porcelain Plaques of the Ships the Great Republic and the Dashing Wave
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood Porcelain plaques of ships The Great Republic and The Dashing Wave 1976-1981 The pair of Wedgwood porcelain painted plaques eac...
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1970s Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

18th Century Wedgwood Tricolor Dip Jasper Stoneware Basketweave Vase
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, c.1790, lilac dip white jasper body with vertical engine-turned stripes, ornamented with molded strips of green jasper strapwork, bolted to base with nut ceme...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

State of Georgia Jasperware Collectible Plate in Blue and Cream by Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful collectible plate by Wedgwood. This is the perfect piece for the true southerner. This decorative plate or vide poche would make a fantastic catchall. The motif is dedicated to the state of Georgia. The center bears the State Seal in an applied cream and says State of Georgia 1776. Around the rim, are applied cream stars. A well designed room is all in the details. And this small decorative...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic

Wedgwood Pale Blue Jasperware Coffee Cup and Saucer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted 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...
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18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic

1970s Wedgwood Pallas Angel Dark Blue Jasperware Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a dark Portland Blue Jasperware plate from the Pallas collection, circa 1970s. Jasperware, introduced by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1770...
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1970s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Pair of Apotheosis Vases in black basalt, Wedgwood, circa 1880
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A stunning pair of vases in black basalt. Known as Apotheosis Vases, or sometimes Pegasus Vases, it's rare to find a pair of these; still rare to find the...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Wedgwood Black Basalt Hedgehog Bulb Planter
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A black basalt bulb pot molded as a hedgehog, made by Wedgwood in the middle of the 19th century. Finely molded as a lively little hedgehog, this unique object would have been use...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Torch Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A very tall and very striking tricolor torch vase, complete with cover. In neoclassical iconography, the torches symbolize marriage; hence the love-bird finial.  
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Wedgwood 'Dancing Hours' Black Jasper Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A fine black jasper-ware bowl crafted by Wedgwood in a design known as the 'Dancing Hours'. The black basalt wash over white jasper piece dates to the 1950s and has been handmade in ...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic

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 Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Pair of English Wedgwood Two-Arm Chandeliers
Located in Dubai, AE
Pair of English Barbell Chandeliers by Wedgwood with blue jasperware, chiseled bronze accents and two bulbs covered by decorated clear glass egg shape diffusers. Each chandelier con...
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ormolu

Antique Wedgwood Neoclassical Ram's Head Table Lamp
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous green & cream bisque Neoclassical style table lamp with mythological creatures, ram's horns, putti, and a Greek Key border By Wedgwood USA, circa 1920s Measures: ...
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1920s American Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Pottery

Wedgwood Encaustic Ewer
Located in Sarasota, FL
Wedgwood basalt encaustic ewer with ancient Greek inspired decoration on both sides. The shape is also inspired by a Greek wine jug, known as...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

19th Century English Jasperware Planter and Stand in Blue and White.
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century English Jasperware planter and underplate, stand in a dark blue and white glaze in the neoclassical style. This decorative and usef...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair miniature campana vases in black basalt, Wedgwood, circa 1880
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A good pair of miniature campana-shaped vases, in black basalt. Finding these with their lids, and with the delicate handles intact, is rare; a pair, even more so.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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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 Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Ecuelle, or Soup Bowl, Wedgwood, C1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Covered bowl, perhaps for soup, in black basalt with ‘Etruscan’ encaustic painting.
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Vintage Interiors by Wedgwood Rose Midnight 5.5” Bowl
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Delve into the world of classic English elegance with this exquisite vintage Wedgwood Rose Midnight Bowl. This remarkable piece is a true embodiment of ...
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

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Pottery

Wedgwood Crimson Jasperware Pitcher
Located in New Orleans, LA
This striking Wedgwood crimson dip bas-relief covered jug features an applied white jasper neoclassical decoration of grapevines bordering the rim. De...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Pottery

Library bust of Homer, Wedgwood, circa 1775
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine library bust from the Wedgwood & Bentley period, exhibiting the fineness and quality that make this early Wedgwood so very desirable. Homer, often regarded as the greatest of...
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1770s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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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 Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Wedgwood Neoclassical Sterling Silver & Jasperware Sugar Caster 1922
Located in New York, NY
English Neoclassical jasperware and sterling silver sugar caster, 1922. Jasperware baluster body with white low-relief frieze on blue ground: A bow-bearing Artemis greets Aphrodite w...
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1920s British Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Encaustic Painted Cup and Saucer in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Black basalt, with rope handle and encaustic decoration of lines & anthemion, in imitation of early Greek pottery. Early encaustic examples are rar...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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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 Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Rum Kettle, Wedgwood, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A n excellent rum kettle in black basalt, with engine-turned decoration and applied swags. The lion finial sits well under teh tri-arc handle. Rum kettle were used to serve hot wate...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Pair of Antique Wedgwood Creamware Neoclassical Tureens England Circa 1820
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of Wedgwood creamware sauce tureens with original attached underplates and spoons, made circa 1820 in the refined Neoclassical style popular during the Regency era. Each turee...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

Materials

Creamware

Basalt Portrait Medallion, Oliver Cromwell, Wedgwood, circa 1775
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A self-framing portrait medallion of Oliver Cromwell, MP: rebel, regicide, suppressor of Ireland, persecutor of Catholics, and Dictator. He was posthum...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Three Wedgwood Bone China Nautilus Collection Shells
Located in Doraville, GA
Three beautiful bone china gloss white glazed shells by Wedgwood. The shell designs were part of the "Nautilus Collection" and the pieces were made in England. The half shell measure...
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Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

Salad bowl Wedgwood pale green jasper collection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unsual salad bowl with cutlery in wedgwood pale green jasper collection ,style neoclassical
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Early 1900s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain

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 Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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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 Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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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 grapes and with a wine cup to his lips. Bacchus, also known as Dionysus in Greek mythology, is the enigmatic god of wine, fertility, and ritual madness. He symbolizes freedom, ecstasy, and the blurring of societal norms through his rituals and festivities. Bacchus is often depicted in myths as a deity who challenges the status quo, promoting an atmosphere where conventional rules do not apply, and his followers are liberated from their everyday constraints. Born from Zeus and the mortal Semele, Bacchus is unique among gods, bridging the divide between the divine and the human. His followers included the wild and ecstatic maenads, female devotees who often reached states of divine frenzy, and the satyrs, mischievous half-man, half-goat beings. The worship of Bacchus was marked by theatrical processions, dances, and plays, reflecting his patronage of the theater and the dramatic arts. Bacchus’s mythology...
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1780s English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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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 Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

English 19th c. Neo-Classical St. Wedgwood, White Jasperware & Giltwood Plaque
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and very unique English 19th century Neo-Classical st. Wedgwood and white Jasperware plaque of Apollo, framed within an Italian patinated and Giltwood frame. This action-...
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19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Wedgwood Crimson Covered Jug
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely crimson jasperware jug by Wedgwood, featuring an applied white jasper neoclassical decoration of acanthus leaves and grapes bordering the rim. ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic, Pottery

Framed Modern Wedgwood Basalt Stoneware Tablet after Stubbs, Frightened Horse
Located in Asheville, NC
Barlaston, Staffordshire, 1973, molded, stepped, oval form with bas-relief depiction of a horse cowering from an imposing lion, impressed "WEDGWOOD" recto, "WEDGWOOD/MADE IN ENGLAND/...
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1970s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Huge cider mug, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An oversized cider mug, in black basalt, with a Sheffield Plate rim. Probably not intended for use, but as an advertising gimmick; being intended to be put in the window of a tavern....
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Creamware Portrait of Shakespeare, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A style of portrait previously unknown, this extraordinarily deep bust of Shakespeare is in creamware, with a cold painted background. William Sha...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Earthenware

Basket-Weave Teapot in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A most attractive and unusual teapot in black basalt, moulded with basket-weave decoration and interlocking arches. Exhibited: Wedgwood, Master Potter ...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Victoriaware campana Vase in White with Gilt Decoration. Wedgwood C1880.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A campana vase in white & gilt Victoriaware. Victoriaware was a mixture of parian and creamware, used to create these extraordinary vases featuring Sevres-style decoration on classic...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Other

Basalt Cider Mug with Sheffield Plate Rim, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An excellent cider mug with oak leaf decoration, and a silver rim, most likely Sheffield plate.
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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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 Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Encaustic Painted Teapot in Black Basalt, Wedgwood C1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare and stunning example of neo-classical decoration on an ordinary househuld object: a teapot. The decoration is restrained yet lively, and makes excellent use of classical figur...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Set Fifteen Framed Wedgwood Blue Jasper Stoneware Horse Medallions after Stubbs
Located in Asheville, NC
British and American, 19th/early 20th century, fifteen Wedgwood solid blue jasper ware two inch medallions, each depicting an individual horse in a unique pose, modeled by Edward Bir...
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1910s English Vintage Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Pair of framed Roundels in Black Jasperware, Wedgwood, circa 1920
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An exceptionally fine pair of roundels in black jasperware, decorated with two images of Cupid: The first sharpening his arrows; the second, of him st...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Potpourri in Cobalt Jasperware, Wedgwood, circa 1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A broad, flat potpourri in cobalt jasper dip, with a tall pierced cover.
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Pottery

Oenocho, Wedgwood, C1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A splendid miniature oenochoe in creamware, decorated to simulate porphyry. Much of the original gilding still remains; all too often gilding from this period has worn off, or has be...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Creamware

Basalt Portrait Medallion, William of Orange, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A self-framing portrait medallion of William of Orange. The mixed-vase mark dates this example firmly in the 1780s. Wedgwood produced a number of co...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Wedgwood Pale Blue Jasperware Coffee Cup and Saucer Set
Located in New Orleans, LA
Crafted by Wedgwood, this exquisite and rare assembled coffee cup and saucer set are comprised of the firm’s famous pale “Wedgwood blue” jasperwar...
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18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Ceramic

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 Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

Pair Wedgwood Creamware Dishes England Circa 1810
Located in Katonah, NY
Made by Wedgwood in England circa 1810, this pair of creamware dishes features a neoclassical border decorated with a band of green acanthus leaves separated by black darts. The bord...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Creamware

Navette, with Ladle, Wedgwood, C1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An extraordinary navette, or cream boat, in black basalt with encaustic decoration. Complete with matching ladle: a rare find indeed.
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Late 18th Century English Antique Neoclassical Furniture

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Stoneware

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