Set of 6 Limited Edition Wedgwood Queens Ware Blue & White Collection Plates
Set of 6 Limited Edition Wedgwood Queens Ware Blue & White Collection 9/23cm Ironstone Plates. Each plate is one of 15000 ever produced, in 1994, in each design. Please browse all 12 sets of photographs for size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory. They need to be seen and handled to be fully appreciated. All could be used as ordinary plates and would suit any blue willow set.
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, commonly known as Wedgwood, is amongst the worlds most famous fine china, porcelain, and luxury accessories company founded on 1 May 1759 by English potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood. Josiah, the youngest of 13 children, founded his company in 1759.
He was a perfectionist who took 3,000 attempts to get just the right shades of chalky blue and sage green for his most popular Jasperware. He made his name when he manufactured a tea and coffee service for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Her Majesty was so impressed she allowed Wedgwood to use the title Potter to the Queen.
Soon other royal households, including Russia's, were clamouring for Wedgwood pottery. Josiah was a benevolent employer who built good homes for his workers but he could also be a demanding taskmaster. If a vessel did not meet his exacting standards he would smash it and shout: This will not do for Wedgwood! His company became the first to innovate the perfect mixture of fine bone china which was both durable and beautiful to the touch. Before he succumbed to cancer in 1795 Wedgwood passed his company on to his sons.
Many descendants were directly involved in the business over the years and it thrived throughout the 19th and most of the 20th century. Were it not for a bout of smallpox the name of Josiah Wedgwood would have been lost in the mists of time. The disease severely weakened his leg and he was unable to work the pedal of his potter's wheel.
Faced with the loss of his livelihood the enterprising apprentice turned instead to designing ceramics. Josiah had a keen eye and an interest in the latest advances, such as new glazes. His designs were unlike the typical clunky wares on the market in the early 18th century and were soon gracing the homes of the aristocracy and royal palaces. Production at Etruria Works in Stokeon-Trent, Staffordshire, could barely keep pace with demand.
Quite simply Wedgwood is considered the finest potter to have lived and his name is famous far beyond these English shores. The vast Wedgwood collection of pottery, art and manuscripts is regarded as one of the most important industrial archives in the world. The names were merged to become Waterford Wedgwood with a workforce of almost 8,000 at its peak but its fortunes began to decline. On 2 July 2015, Fiskars Corporation acquired WWRD.
Original UK made Wedgewood products are now real collectors items as production of English porcelain has mostly moved abroad to the Far East. The item "Set of 6 Limited Edition Wedgwood Queens Ware Blue & White Collection Plates" is in sale since Thursday, August 30, 2018.This item is in the category "Collectables\Decorative Ornaments & Plates\Collector Plates". The seller is "santoor-uk" and is located in Manchester .
This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Manufacturer: Wedgwood
- Boxed/ Unboxed: Unboxed
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom