Arguably the most celebrated of all English ceramics makers, Wedgwood was founded in 1759 by potter Josiah Wedgwood in Staffordshire, which was home at one time to hundreds of pottery workshops.
Wedgwood 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 company is also known for its black stoneware, Black Basalt, which imitates the color and shapes of Etruscan vases.
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.
Find antique Josiah Wedgwood pottery, dinner plates, serving pieces and other furnishings and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
Wedgwood Majolica Tortoiseshell Seafood Plates, Set of 8
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, an assembled set of eight English majolica scallop shell shaped, mottled tortoiseshell glazed seafood salad plates. Each plate shows a variation of the tortoiseshell ...
Earthenware
Pair Blue and White Antique Wedgwood Soup Tureens Mared Pattern Circa 1830
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite pair of Wedgwood blue and white Mared pattern soup tureens was made in England circa 1830. The design features a loop of delicate "pearls" encircling the center, compl...
Pearlware
$2,765Sale Price / set|40% Off
18th C. Wedgwood Tableware Creamware Pearlware Chestnut Basket Mared Pierced
By AK Dutch Delftware, Royal Delft, Josiah Wedgwood, Wedgewood, Delft
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Pearlware Wedgwood Creamware pottery Orange or Chestnut basket ,cover and stand. Very wall decorated in a underglaze blue Mared design. The basket and stand impressed under base "we...
Creamware
Wedgwood English Majolica Basketweave and Tortoiseshell Plate, Date Marked 1874
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, an earthenware majolica glazed plate, signed and date marked 1874. A green, brown and yellow tortoiseshell glazed center is bordered by eight yellow basketweave inn...
Earthenware
Josiah Wedgwood Pembroke Castle Platter, Staffordshire, Circa 1820
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a ‘Pembroke Castle’ pattern transferware platter, Burslem, Staffordshire, circa 1820-1840. An earthenware body showing a central image of sailors rowing to and from a...
Earthenware
Wedgwood Aesthetic Majolica Tortoise Shell Glazed Char Fish Dish, circa 1878
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rarely seen wedgwood char dish, an Aesthetic Movement mold showing a pair of fish in a deep dish glazed to resemble tortoise shell. Char is a fresh-water m...
Earthenware
Early Wedgwood Egyptian Revival Neoclassical Rosso Antico Coffee Pot
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Wedgwood rosso antico coffee pot made ca. 1810. The pot's red body is accentuated by black basalt details in the Egyptian Revival style. Developed by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1760s, rosso antico famously exhibits the Egyptian Revival style that became popular in the early 19th century during Napoleon...
Earthenware
Wedgwood English Majolica Snail Shell and Ivy Pitcher date marked 1870
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English Wedgwood Majolica pitcher, an aesthetic movement mold showing a snail shell against sprays of climbing ivy on a tortoiseshell ground. A branch form handle, yellow ochre ri...
Earthenware
Wedgwood Majolica Strawberry Dishes, Set of 6, dated 1880
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a delightful set of six majolica glazed Fruit Dishes, in the Strawberry pattern, date marked 1880. On the Argenta white ground, a wide rim...
Earthenware
18th-century Wedgwood Creamware Soup Plate with German Ship Decoration.
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
"The Enigmatic Standard": Wedgwood Creamware Soup Plate with Ship & Eagle, 1775-90 A handsome Wedgwood Queen's Ware (creamware) soup plate modeled in the "Royal" shape, dating to th...
Creamware, Pottery
Rare and Impressive Early 19th Century Wedgwood Creamware Breakfast Set
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This breakfast set consists of an oval serving bowl and four lidded entire dishes in a mahogany brass handled tray. Creamware is a cream colored re...
Pottery
Wedgwood Majolica Covered Cow Butter Server – date marked 1875
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a rustic covered butter server with a cow finial, Staffordshire England – date marked 1875. An extremely rare example of 19th Century Agrarian Nostalgia. Glazed in m...
Earthenware
Wedgwood Majolica Large Tortoiseshell Shell Shaped Server Majolica Serving Tray
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, an English majolica scallop shell shaped seafood serving dish, date marked 1889. Showing the mottled tortoiseshell glazing of greens, amber, and brown. The mold refl...
Earthenware
$251Sale Price / set|40% Off
19th Century Wedgwood Queens Ware Creamware Gilt Pitcher and Basin Set
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Lomita, CA
Queens Ware is the mark on this pitcher and basin set made in England in the mid to late 1800s by Wedgwood. It is also known as creamware, a techniqu...
Ceramic
Wedgwood Majolica Bird & Fan Argenta Plate
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a Bird and Fan pattern plate in the Aesthetic taste, England, date marked 1878. In the larger dinner plate size, a bird and fan motif with Dogwood tree branches and b...
Earthenware
Josiah Wedgwood Majolica Multi-Color Leaf on Basket Handled Server
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A majolica multi-colored glazed fringed leaf on basket weave handled server, Josiah Wedgwood, Burslem, England – circa 1870. A leaf shaped molded shallow bowl with a pierced twig ha...
Earthenware
Wedgwood Majolica Bird & Fan Argenta Plate
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a Bird and Fan pattern plate in the Aesthetic taste, England, date marked 1878. In the larger dinner plate size, a bird and fan motif with Dogwood tree branches and b...
Earthenware
Josiah Wedgwood Majolica Multi-Color Leaf on Basket Handled Server
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A majolica multi-colored glazed fringed leaf on basket weave handled server, Josiah Wedgwood, Burslem, England – circa 1870. A leaf shaped molded shallow bowl with a pierced twig ha...
Earthenware
Josiah Wedgwood Colored Cabbage Leaf on Basket Plate
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A majolica multi-colored glazed cabbage leaf on basket rim plate, Josiah Wedgwood, circa 1870. Most often found in a solid green glaze, cabbage leaf plates were also made briefly i...
Earthenware
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Majolica Seal Handled Ice-Cream Tray
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Majolica green glazed- Seal-Molded Ice-Cream Tray, England – Date code EGH for 1878 A very scarce rectangular tray with the cente...
Earthenware
Wedgwood Majolica Japonisme Cobalt Blue Pickle and Fork Plate, Dated 1879
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a scarce Cobalt blue majolica glazed Pickle Plate, date marked 1879. From the English Aesthetic Movement Era, and in the Japonisme taste, six teardrop shaped wells,...
Earthenware
Pair Framed 18th Century Wedgwood Black Jasper Dip Marquise Shape Medallions
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Asheville, NC
Etruria, Staffordshire, England, late 18th century, each white jasper ware with black jasper dip on either side, white bas-relief decoration depicting a classical maiden, impressed "...
Stoneware
$765Sale Price|21% Off
Antique English Early "Wedgwood" Creamware ‘Earthenware’ Hand Painted Platter
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Rare antique English "Wedgwood" creamware (earthenware) hand painted platter with rare early impressed "WEDGWOOD" mark. Superb condition but for...
Creamware
19th Century Green Majolica Sunflower Plate Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Austin, TX
Green Victorian Majolica sunflower plate Wedgwood, circa 1880.
Ceramic
Majolica Dish Leaf Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890
By Villeroy & Boch
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica dish leaf Villeroy & Boch, Circa 1890.
Ceramic
Wedgwood Armorial Creamware Platter
Located in Essex, MA
Oval with decorated border and armorial crest. Marked Wedgwood. With Moulton Family crest.
Pottery
Set of Six Wedgwood Yellow Plates
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Set of six Wedgwood yellow plates. Six vintage creamware shallow bowls/plates in "Cane" yellow with impressed and stamped marks for Wedgwood. England...
Creamware
Pair of 19th Century Wedgwood Pearlware Platters
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A rare pair of early 19th century Wedgwood pearlware platters made in England circa 1820. These splendid platters feature a rich lustrous c...
Earthenware
$1,633
H 5.91 in W 13.39 in D 7.09 in
20th Century Metal Shell and Coral Decorative Dish Vide-Poche or Plate Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
In the style of Maria Pergay Realised, circa 1960 Elegant dish called "mendiant" in metal and coral Very chic object with two shells and a coral handle...
Coral
19th Century English Majolica Geranium Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century English Majolica Geranium plate.
Ceramic
English Creamware Covered Soup Tureen and Stand, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in New York, NY
English creamware covered soup tureen and stand, Wedgwood, circa 1790. Impressed Wedgwood.
Chinese Export Porcelain Soup Tureen
Located in Essex, MA
With domed cover with gilt lemon finial on a conforming base with two handles.
Porcelain
French Majolica Fish Dish Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Majolica fish platter Vallauris Circa 1950.
Ceramic
English c. 1900-1910 Wedgwood Blue Willow Pattern Platter
By Wedgewood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900-1910 Wedgwood Blue Willow pattern platter, England. Deep blue color and precisely applied transfer. Blue backstamp: Wedgwood & Co, Ltd,...
Ceramic
Antique French White Ironstone Lidded Soup Tureen
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique French white ironstone lidded soup tureen, circa 1900. No maker's mark. This fine soup tureen has a decorative finial and lovely ornate handles. It displays beauti...
Ironstone
Wedgwood Green Majolica Grape Leaf Basket Weave Plate
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, Burslem, England, a green majolica glazed plate with a complex lattice and grape leaf pattern, circa 1868. A scalloped rim mold showing a central lattice pattern surr...
Earthenware
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H 5 in W 8 in D 5 in
18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Tureen Hand Painted by Bakewell England Ca. 1765
By James Bakewell, Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
This creamware tureen was made at Wedgwood in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, circa 1765. This was where Josiah Wedgwood began his pottery business in the 1750s. The tureen was hand painted by James Bakewell. This exquisite tureen is delicately hand-painted in rich puce enamel with graceful tulip blossoms. Each flower is beautifully rendered with subtle tonal variations and expressive line work. The finial is styled as a closed tulip bud, which echoes the painted decoration and adds a sculptural charm. Crafted from Wedgwood's signature creamware, the tureen features a scalloped shell edge accented by a puce border, enhancing its elegance and lightness. It showcases the artistry of James Bakewell, one of Wedgwood’s most accomplished botanical painters. The flower painting exemplifies the botanical mastery that Bakewell brought to the renowned Green Frog Service...
Creamware
18th-century Large Wedgwood Creamware Tureen, Cover & Stand
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Large Creamware Tureen, Cover & Stand, Wedgwood, Circa 1790-1800 The large creamware soup tureen, cover and stand is of an oval form with dramatic handles with large molded ...
Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery
Wedgwood Majolica Aesthetic Movement Star Platter, date marked 1882
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood, a very scarce English majolica glazed oval platter or tray, date marked 1882. In the Aesthetic Movement taste, a large six-sided star is centered on a complex, geome...
Earthenware
19th C. Wedgwood Reticulated Basket Weave Oval Majolica Serving Tray
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An English majolica oval serving platter from Josiah Wedgwood, date marked R for the year 1889. The server is edged with a delicate yellow ochre reticulated rim that imitates the ba...
Earthenware
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H 2.75 in Dm 3.25 in
2 Wedgwood English Jasperware Pale Green & Gray Neoclassical Jewelry Trinket Box
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Set of 2 English Wedgwood Jasperware covered jewelry, keepsake or trinket box in Wedgwood pale Green and gray. Features a repeating motif of white, high relief Grape Vine l...
Ceramic
Wedgwood Antique English Majolica Plate, C. 1872
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Ross, CA
Wedgwood majolica antique plate decorated with a yellow basketweave rim with a tortoise shell style center. Each plate is stamped on the bottom with W...
Ceramic
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H 0.99 in W 10.01 in D 9.01 in
Pink Porcelain 'Nautilus' Dessert Service by Wedgwood for John Mortlock, 1880s
By Josiah Wedgwood, Wedgwood
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Victorian Shell Shaped Dishes and Plates Dating from 1884 this service would have been a bespoke order commissioned through John Mortlock’s upma...
Porcelain
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H 2 in W 20.75 in D 16 in
Rare & Fine Antique English 18th C. Wedgwood Creamware 7 Pc. Armorial Set
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceptionally rare & important fine antique English wedgwood "Queensware" (also known as creamware earthenware) Seven-piece dinner set consisting of a very large 20.75" wide Platter ...
Creamware
Wedgwood Majolica Chrysanthemum Japonisme Oyster Plate, Date Marked 1883
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super scarce majolica glazed Oyster plate, Wedgwood, Staffordshire, England, date marked 1883. Most often seen glazed in the Argenta cream color way, the variated black ground m...
Earthenware
Wedgwood Antique Three Color Jasperware Medallion Vase
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Wedgwood three color jasperware beaker shaped vase applied with portrait medallions dating from circa 1790. The vase stands on a rounded fo...
Porcelain
Wedgwood Black Basalt Egyptian Revival Sphinx on Pedestal Base
By Josiah Wedgwood
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and rare antique Josiah Wedgwood black basalt sphinx in the Egyptian style sat on a rectangular base and dating between 1770 and 1810. An example of this piece is hel...
Clay