Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Engine Turned Milk Jug, 10cm Wedgwood

Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Engine Turned Milk Jug, 10cm WedgwoodThis elegant small milk jug is a fine example of early Wedgwood black basalt, displaying the refined neoclassical styling that made the factory famous in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Standing approximately 10cm high, it is delicately potted and carefully proportioned, with a tall, slender body rising from a spreading circular foot and finishing in a graceful, upswept lip designed for clean pouring. The matte, charcoalblack body is

The interior is left a soft off‑white typical of early Staffordshire earthenwares

Its restrained black palette and classical relief make it easy to incorporate into many interiors:

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Renowned for their innovative glass techniques and distinctive aesthetic

mantelpieces

Beautiful as a display piece

slightly warm glaze tone that supports an attribution to creamware rather than later stoneware or pearlware

Dating to around 1820

a classic subject in the popular “ordinary people” genre that flourished in the Staffordshire Potteries around 1830–1860

Decorative style: Classical / neoclassical French portrait

The surface displays a painted diced pattern

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