Wedgwood Basalt Jasperware Engine Turned Teapot with Figure Finial Wedgwood Collectors of Murano and mid-century

Collectors of Murano and mid-century art glass will appreciate the quality and craftsmanship evident in this piece

The disciplined repetition of these elements provides a strong architectural rhythm to the design and is very much in keeping with the Regency and early Victorian neoclassical aesthetic

Blanc de Chine porcelain

it is a fine and evocative survival from the rich output of the Creil factory during the early 19th century

and enduring luxury

Wedgwood Basalt Jasperware Engine Turned Teapot with Figure Finial Wedgwood Collectors of Murano and mid-centuryThis attractive black basalt teapot is an excellent example of Wedgwoods refined jasperware production of the late 18th to early 19th century. Made from the dense, finegrained black stoneware body developed by Josiah Wedgwood, the pot displays the smooth, satin sheen and crisp modelling that made basalt wares highly fashionable on both sides of the Channel. The body is of straightsided cylindrical form, rising from a shallow foot rim to a gently