WEDGWOOD PEARLWARE DINNER SERVICE - GEORGIAN CIRCA 1790-1810

A FINE EXAMPLE OF LATE GEORGIAN WEDGWOOD PEARLWARE, THIS DINNER SERVICE FEATURES THE DISTINCTIVE BLUE CRACKLE-GLAZED BORDER CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERIOD, COMBINED WITH HAND-PAINTED BOTANICAL DECORATION TO THE CENTRE. THE PLATE ILLUSTRATED DISPLAYS A SPECIMEN IDENTIFIED AS PYRUS MALUS (APPLE), RENDERED IN NATURALISTIC STYLE WITH GREEN FOLIAGE AND YELLOW FRUIT, ACCOMPANIED BY A SMALL INSECT DETAIL TYPICAL OF WEDGWOOD'S BOTANICAL SERIES.

IDENTIFICATION:
- MAKER: WEDGWOOD, ETRURIA, ENGLAND
- MARK TYPE: IMPRESSED WEDGWOOD TO BASE WITH PRINTED ENGLAND 1759 MARK
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1790-1810 BASED ON MARK TYPE AND GLAZE CHARACTERISTICS
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED BOTANICAL SPECIMENS WITH PRINTED BLUE CRACKLE BORDER
- BODY: PEARLWARE, THE REFINED EARTHENWARE BODY DEVELOPED BY WEDGWOOD

DIMENSIONS:
- DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 25 CM (PLATE)

CONDITION: THE PLATE EXHIBITS MINOR CRAZING TO THE GLAZE, ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE AND FIRING CHARACTERISTICS OF PEARLWARE FROM THIS PERIOD. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE HAND-PAINTED BOTANICAL DECORATION REMAINS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE, WITH THE GREEN FOLIAGE AND YELLOW FRUIT WELL-PRESERVED. THE BLUE PRINTED BORDER SHOWS MINOR WEAR BUT REMAINS LARGELY INTACT. THE IMPRESSED MAKER'S MARK IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE TO THE BASE.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE ORIGINAL WEDGWOOD BOX IS PRESENT, INDICATING CAREFUL STORAGE AND PROVENANCE DOCUMENTATION.

THIS SERVICE REPRESENTS THE HEIGHT OF GEORGIAN CERAMIC REFINEMENT, COMBINING WEDGWOOD'S TECHNICAL MASTERY OF PEARLWARE PRODUCTION WITH THE FASHIONABLE BOTANICAL DECORATION THAT APPEALED TO EDUCATED COLLECTORS OF THE PERIOD. THE HAND-PAINTED EXECUTION AND NATURALISTIC RENDERING OF SPECIMEN PLANTS REFLECTS THE SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS OF THE LATE 18TH CENTURY.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

656434+2

Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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