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Framed Wedgwood Black Basalt Plaque ‘The Death of Meleager’

Name: Framed Wedgwood Black Basalt Plaque ‘The Death of Meleager’
Brand: Wedgwood
Price: 5402.4 CHF
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (36 reviews)

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A late 18th / early 19th century framed Wedgwood black basalt plaque depicting ‘The Death of Meleager’ also known as ‘The Death of a Roman Warrior’. Impressed with maker’s mark to plaque reverse. Wedgwood first began creating black basalt wares in 1768. This dense and fine-grained stoneware was designed to imitate old bronze statues and remains to this day synonymous with fine quality. This plaque appears in the company’s 1773 catalogue. While the design continued to be made into the 19th century, this Wedgwood plaque was infrequently attempted due to firing challenges made difficult by the plaque’s elaborate detail and scale. This antique black basalt plaque is an excellent example of Wedgwood wares, depicting ‘The Death of Meleager’ in exceptional detail. It is set into an oak frame with blank brass plate. The Death of a Roman Warrior This plaque is taken from a panel found on a sarcophagus in the Albani Collection which now resides in the Capitoline Museum, Rome. It depicts the body of the warrior Meleager being carried by Roman soldiers in relief. According to legend, Meleager was involved in several heroic exploits, one of the most notable begin the Calydonian boar hunt. At birth, Meleager’s mother was told that her son would die as soon as a particular log in her fire had burned away. Following a quarrel with his Uncle’s after the hunt, Meleager’s mother threw the log onto the fire and Meleager died. Additional Dimensions Inner sight: H26 x W47.5 cm

Creator:

Wedgwood (Maker)

Dimensions:

Height: 16.34 in (41.5 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)Depth: 1.58 in (4 cm)

Style:

Neoclassical (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Oak,Stone

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

Early 19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1800

Condition:

Good structural condition. Very good overall condition. Ready to be hung. Minor scuffs and marks to the frame. No signs of repair or damage visible to the plaque.

Seller Location:

Wormelow, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: 9361161stDibs: LU2096342031262

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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.

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