Antique plain English creamware pottery comport with cover 18th century period.

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£575

Dated: 1780 Creamware pottery undecorated plain

Antique English creamware pottery comport and cover with reticulated decoration. The finial is finely modelled as a flower head. Creamware is the classic English ware from the 18th century and was invented by the master genius potter Josiah Wedgwood.Many of the shapes were inspired by similar pieces which were made in silver. Many painstaking experiments were conducted by Wedgwood until he finally arrived at the major development of his creamware body ware in the 1760s. Early Creamware had a relatively short span of production as it was superceded by pearlware glazed pottery. The importance of Wedgwoods creamware cannot be understated, it was so popular that Royalty ordered massive services as Wedgwood cleverly named his creamware body "Queensware" Several British potters copied the creamware body and the most famous of all is the Leeds Pottery who were based in Yorkshire. Leeds products were so numerous and of such high quality that in the end their output eclipsed Wedgwoods.Even to this day creamware is often referred to as Leeds ware.

Dimensions: 6 inches high

Current Condition: Minor chip at rim.

£575    $776

Description

Antique English creamware pottery comport and cover with reticulated decoration.
The finial is finely modelled as a flower head.

Creamware is the classic English ware from the 18th century and was invented by the master genius potter Josiah Wedgwood.Many of the shapes were inspired by similar pieces which were made in silver.

Many painstaking experiments were conducted by Wedgwood until he finally arrived at the major development of his creamware body ware in the 1760s. Early Creamware had a relatively short span of production as it was superceded by pearlware glazed pottery.
The importance of Wedgwoods creamware cannot be understated, it was so popular that Royalty ordered massive services as Wedgwood cleverly named his creamware body “Queensware”
Several British potters copied the creamware body and the most famous of all is the Leeds Pottery who were based in Yorkshire. Leeds products were so numerous and of such high quality that in the end their output eclipsed Wedgwoods.Even to this day creamware is often referred to as Leeds ware.

Additional information

Dimensions 6 in