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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18th-century Wedgwood Creamware Tureen, Cover & Stand
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Tureen, Cover & Stand, Wedgwood, Circa 1790-1800 The Wedgwood creamware soup tureen, cover and stand is of an oval form with dramatic handles with large molded...
Creamware, Pottery, Ceramic
Wedgwood Yellow Pottery Nautilus Sea Shell Sauce Tureen, Cover & Stand
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Conchological Rarity: Wedgwood Pearlware Nautilus Sauce Tureen & Stand, Circa 1790 A superb and rare late 18th-century Wedgwood pearlware sauce tureen, cover, and stand, brilliantly...
Pearlware, Pottery
Pair Antique Wedgwood Creamware Tureens Neoclassical England Circa 1820
By Wedgwood
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...
Creamware
$32,027Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.6 in W 15.7 in D 9.8 in
18th Century Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Hammered Italian Venice Rococo
By Charles Nicolas Odiot
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Impressive Antique Georgian Italian Sterling Silver soup tureen Style & period Rococo, Georgian, Antique, Italian, Venice Design: Italian The fine hand crafted hammered body stand on four scrolled acanthus leaf legs The cover surmounted by a sculptural solid silver pomegranate...
Sterling Silver
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.
$20,378 / set
H 10.63 in Dm 13 in
Two Flora Danica Danish Porcelain Tureens Covers Stands Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in London, GB
Two Flora Danica Danish Porcelain Tureens Covers Stands Royal Copenhagen Danish, 20th Century Height 27cm, diameter 33cm These exceptional tureens are part of the famed Flora Dani...
Porcelain
Paris Porcelain Covered Tureen on Stand, Le Tallec, Dated 1959
Located in New York, NY
Paris porcelain covered tureen on stand, Le Tallec, dated 1959. Made for Tiffany & Co.
Porcelain
French Pottery Pitcher, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French brown pottery pitcher circa 1900.
Pottery
$2,570Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.34 in W 12.21 in D 9.06 in
Chinese Export Blue And White Tureen and Conver, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
Crafted in blue underglaze porcelain, it features a charming pagoda motif and intricate landscape scenes in vivid cobalt blue, depicting serene villages, bridges, and traditional pav...
Porcelain
Early 19th Century French Creamware Tureen with Platter
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A substantial early 19th century creamware tureen on a raised foot, with two reeded scroll handles and a domed cover finished with a finely molded shell and acanthus finial. The body...
Ceramic
$500
H 7.09 in W 12.21 in D 7.09 in
Royal Worcester, England, Large Evesham Lidded Tureen in Porcelain, 1980s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Royal Worcester, England. Large Evesham lidded tureen in porcelain decorated with fruits and gold rim. 1980s. Measures: 31 x 18 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.
Porcelain
$665 / set
H 8.5 in Dm 6.5 in
English Blue and White Transferware Covered Tureen set with Ladle and Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer is that rarity, a Staffordshire-style tureen which still retains its original lid, serving spoon and stand. Each piece displays exuberant foliage framing idealized architect...
Earthenware
$1,120Sale Price|25% Off
H 7.49 in W 14.18 in D 8.67 in
Avon Scenes Tureen, Blue Staffordshire, England, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A blue and white earthenware tureen made in Staffordshire, England, in the early 20th century. It features a countryside scene on the lid and floral motifs along the body, typical of the English pastoral style. Decorated with floral patterns and pastoral scenes, this piece represents the long-standing heritage of Staffordshire pottery. The handles and lid knob are delicately shaped, and the edges have a slightly scalloped form, typical of Edwardian-era ceramics. It is part of the Avon Scenes series by Palissy, with a design inspired by romanticized English countryside landscapes. The mark on the base reads “Avon Scenes Palissy England...
Earthenware
$4,850
H 8.5 in W 12.5 in D 8 in
19th c. Wedgwood Pearlware Centerpiece - Pink Nautilus Sea Shell Compote Tureen
By Wedgwood
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique 19th century Wedgwood pink pearlware nautilus sea shell compote or tureen and clam shell under tray. Stand measures 12 1/2" x 8". Nautilus shell bowl measures 10 5/8" x 6 1/2...
Pottery
$228Sale Price|49% Off
H 5.88 in W 9.5 in D 9.5 in
circa 1930s, Jugtown Covered Soup Tureen by Ben Own I
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
c. 1930s Pottery covered soup tureen in burnt orange glaze by Ben Owen I. The tureen is nearly perfect but the lid has multiple rim losses. "Jugtown Ware", 1s...
Pottery
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H 7 in W 12 in D 8.5 in
Pair Antique Wedgwood Blue and White Soup Tureens Mared Pattern Circa 1840
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite pair of Wedgwood blue and white Mared pattern soup tureens was made in England circa 1840. The design features a loop of delicate "pearls" encircling the center, compl...
Pearlware
Wedgwood Creamware Pottery Soup Tureen, Cover & Stand, Pattern #348
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
Wedgwood creamware pottery soup tureen, cover & stand, Pattern No. 348, Circa 1800-10 The large Wedgwood creamware pottery soup tureen, cover & stand is sparsely painted with bl...
Creamware, Pottery
Pair of Antique English Wedgwood Noma Flow Blue and Gilt Porcelain Tureens
By Wedgwood
Located in Big Flats, NY
Pair of antique English Wedgwood Noma pattern ironstone tureens feature polychromed, flow blue and gilt Asian floral and urn decoration, one en verso marked NOMA 4314 with the other ...
Porcelain, Ironstone
Wedgwood Creamware Soup Tureen with Ladle IN STOCK
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
This elegant 19th century Wedgwood creamware soup tureen is modeled in an elegant oval shape. It is decorated with a neoclassical black leaf and dot design along both the border of t...
Creamware
Antique Wedgwood Creamware Soup Tureen
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
A Wedgwood creamware soup tureen, cover and stand modeled in the Wedgwood style of the early 19th century. The finial is in the form of a flower hea...
Creamware
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H 10.5 in W 12 in D 6.5 in
Wedgwood Cobalt Blue Soup Tureen and Stand, "Whitehall" Three-Piece Set
By Wedgwood
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Classic pattern by Wedgwood, England in super vintage condition. Wonderful pedestal base on a fitted undertray with a delightful finial top and handles. Trimmed and highlighted in ...
Porcelain
Wedgwood Pearlware Blue and White Covered Tureen and Stand, circa 1830
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
Wedgwood Pearlware Blue and White Covered Tureen and Stand, circa 1830
Porcelain
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H 4.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Wedgwood Egyptian Revival Black Basalt & Rosso Antico Incense Burner circa 1820
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
We are pleased to offer this incense burner in the Egyptian Revival style made by Wedgwood in a combination of Black Basalt and Rosso Antico stonewares. My favorite part of this pie...
Stoneware
Pair of Wedgwood Tureens "Cherry Blossom" Pattern
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of mid-19th century wedgwood circular tureens and stands with cherry blossoms painted on an orange ground. In 1854 Japan opened to trade with the West and the Japonisme style ...
Earthenware
Wedgwood Group of Platters, Dishes and Tureens with Orange and Gilt Borders
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
A group of Wedgwood creamware dishes with a border outlined in bands of orange and gilt. Despite its dating to the 19th century this Wedgwood set has a contemporary look. The group includes: A soup tureen and underplate, The soup tureen measures: 14" x 10.5" x 9.75" tall price: $2,200, 9 soup dishes, the 9 soup dishes measure 9.75" diameter, Price: $1,600, a sauce tureen, the sauce tureen Price: $400, 3 covered vegetable tureens ( one shown), the price for the 3 covered vegetable tureens $400 each 6 platters, the platters measure: 1 x 16.5" x 12.25" Price $400, 1 x 18.25" x 14.75"Price: $500, 1 x 20.25" x 15.5" (slightly rubbed) Price: $650, A pair each 12.5" x 9.5" Price for the pair $450, and 1 x 10.25" x 7.25" Price $215, The total price for the entire service is reduced: $5300 Some pieces with impressed marks indicating that this Wedgwood service...
Creamware, Earthenware, Pottery
A Set of Dishes: An Extensive Wedgwood Creamware Dinner Service
By Wedgwood
Located in Katonah, NY
An extraordinary early 19th century Wedgwood dinner service painted in the "Pink Daisy" pattern.The wide border showing pink flowers and buds a...
Creamware, Earthenware, Pottery
Wedgwood Creamware Pottery Melon Sauce Tureen, Cover and Stand
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
The Wedgwood creamware tureen on a fixed base in the form of a melon with the cover formed by the top half. Marks: Impressed Wedgwood Mad...
Creamware