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Antique c.1880 Wedgwood Majolica jug, owned by fashion legend André Leon Talley

Name: Antique c.1880 Wedgwood Majolica jug, owned by fashion legend André Leon Talley
Brand: Wedgwood
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

$1,700

£1,280.56

€1,494.09

CA$2,404.72

A$2,419.45

CHF 1,404.33

MX$29,486.60

NOK 16,209.63

SEK 16,633.26

DKK 11,167.86

About the Item

Antique c.1880 Wedgwood Majolica jug with pewter lid, owned by an André Leon Talley. Stamped and impressed on reverse with a production code, we believe it's an “I” code for the year 1880. It's part of the "Ocean" pattern, which was introduced around 1878, Wedgwood created approximately 57 styles/entries. Impressed on reverse with Diamond Registration markings, part of the English pattern registration system that was in effect from 1842-1883. This registration mark was a degree of “copyright protection” used to protect their more original designs. André Leon Talley (1948-2022) was one of the fashion world's first African American Tastemakers. For 60 years, he was an integral part of fashion history and culture as a journalist, author, stylist, creative director and editor-at-large. His career started in 1974 at the MET's Costume Institute, interning under legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland. After the MET, he took his first job out of college working at Andy Warhol’s Factory, through Vreeland’s introduction. He answered Warhol's phone, which opened the door to NYC's socialites. During the 70's he was a regular at Studio 54, dancing with models, designers, artists, and celebs. After Warhol’s Factory, he went to Pairs to run Women’s Wear Daily, then Vogue Magazine. He was Vogue's first African American Creative Director, then Editor-at-Large. He broke boundaries in an industry dominated by white women. A prominent diversity advocate on and off the runway, supporting emerging designers and models. He had southern charm, spoke French eloquently, and loved his church, a very soulful man with a big heart. Raised in the (then) segregated deep south by his strict grandmother, who worked as a maid at Duke University. Church was the most important thing in their life. André’s childhood was wonderful and complex, despite impoverished beginnings he earned a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University and a master’s from Brown (both) in French Literature. When he first arrived in NYC, he and Diane von Furstenberg became and remained very close friends like family. When he nearly lost everything to pay off debts, including his colonial home on 75 Worthington Rd, White Plains, NY, Furstenberg lovingly took care of his financial situation. Almost immediately thereafter, he died in the hospital with COVID. Shortly after, the street on which he lived for 18 years was re-named to "André Leon Talley Way" in his honor. It is this estate auction sale that this jug was acquired from. We know it’s hard to find one-of-a-kind pieces! Shop our listings for new inventory curated from an Interior Architect and Designer’s POV. THE TASTEMAKER SHOPPE offers an exclusive mix of furnishings founded solely on good taste, not limited by any style or era!

Creator:
Wedgwood (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Width: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Depth: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Length: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Clay,Pewter,Glazed,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1880-1889
Date of Manufacture:
1880
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Scottsdale, AZ
Reference Number:
Seller: ALT-0181stDibs: LU8553248025502

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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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