Massive Wedgwood pearlware tureen with cover and base circa 1800

£1250

Dated: 1800 Staffordshire England

This is a massive pearlware glazed pottery tureen. The cover and base are decorated with a simple blue band at the rim. The tureen has sweeping and well-defined fishtail handles and an impressive finial on the cover, which resembles an artichoke with leaves. This handsome piece is strikingly decorative and of a quality expected from Josiah Wedgewood, the master potter. The piece is impressed WEDGWOOD in capitals.

Dimensions: 10 inches high 15.5 inches long

Current Condition: Some minor staining to the base dish.

£1250    $1687

Description

This is a massive pearlware glazed pottery tureen. The cover and base are decorated with a simple blue band at the rim.

The tureen has sweeping and well-defined fishtail handles and an impressive finial on the cover, which resembles an artichoke with leaves.

This handsome piece is strikingly decorative and of a quality expected from Josiah Wedgewood, the master potter.

The piece is impressed WEDGWOOD in capitals.

Additional information

Dimensions 15.5 × 10 in