Name: Early 20th Century Wedgwood Thirteen Piece Service with Platinum Borders
Brand: Wedgwood
Rating: 5 (76 reviews)

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This exceptional thirteen-piece Wedgwood pottery service combines brilliant color with bold, highly graphic decoration. Made in England during the early twentieth century, each piece is bordered with orange flowers, fresh green leaves, fine black linework, and bands of mirror-like platinum. The platinum decoration changes dramatically with the light. At some angles, it reflects like polished silver or a mirror; at others, the same bands appear nearly black. This shifting surface gives the service an especially lively and sophisticated appearance. The stylized flowers and leaves are arranged within broad patterned borders framed by crisp vertical linework. Against the warm cream-colored ground, the vivid orange, green, black, and platinum create a strong geometric effect with a distinctly modern character. Scalloped outlines further animate the design and give each piece an unusually decorative shape. The service comprises ten round plates, a pair of oval serving dishes, and a round serving bowl. The serving pieces make the set especially practical for entertaining, while the coordinated forms and bold decoration create a complete and impressive table setting. Whether displayed on a dining table, in a china cabinet, or arranged on a wall, this complete Wedgwood service introduces bold early twentieth-century English design and a lively combination of color, geometry, and reflective platinum into an interior. Maker: Wedgwood Material: Pottery Decoration: Orange flowers, green leaves, black linework, and mirror-like platinum decoration Origin: England Date: Circa 1910–1920 Condition: Excellent, with faint light crazing consistent with manufacture and age Price: $1,400 Dimensions: Round plates: 9.25 inches diameter Oval serving dishes: 10.5 inches x 7 inches Round serving bowl: 8.25 inches diameter

Creator:
Wedgwood (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 13
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Pottery
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1910
Condition:
Seller Location:
Katonah, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: SKU000016441stDibs: LU866550980672

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Wedgwood

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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Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Wedgwood Thirteen Piece Service with Platinum Borders

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