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Wedgwood

Antique Fairies Admin — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:41:12 +0000

Wedgwood is an English fine china, porcelain and luxury accessories manufacturer that was founded on 1 May 1759 by the potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood and was first incorporated in 1895 as Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd. Reference: Wikipedia. The company is mainly associated with it’s blue and white Jasperware but they also produced some beautiful designs incorporating fairies. One of the leading designers in this field was Daisy Makeig-Jones who designed their Fairyland Lustre Ware.

Below are some examples and price guides of Wedgwood wares incorporating fairies into their design including a fairy lamp and an example of their maker’s mark.

Wedgwood Maker’s Mark

WEDGWOOD
Fairyland Jar
1915-1931
designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, porcelain, with Wedgwood gilt Portland vase mark and ‘ENGLAND’ on underside
height 7 1/2in (19cm)

Sold for US$3,570 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2023

Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Porcelain “Gargoyles” Bowl
Design pattern Z4968, circa 1928
Of octagonal form, decorated on the interior and exterior sides with fantastical scenes, including fairies, pheasants, and rainbows, heightened with gilt, signed with company stamp marks. Height 3 1/2 inches, width 7 inches.

Sold for $1,764 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle in 2022

Wedgwood Fairy Lamp

Cream bisque base stamped Wedgwood, 4.75 inches wide. Shade is 3.5 inches wide. Smudges but no cracks.

Sold for US$30 at Valley Auctions in 2023

3 Pc Wedgwood And Sons Ceramic Tiles, Red Riding Hood,

Grimm Fairy Tale Series. Transfer printed in blue. 3 individual scenes from the story.
Housed in rectangular wooden frame. Wedgwood backstamps.

Sold for US$550 at Lion and Unicorn in 2020

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Fairy Lamps

Antique Fairies Admin — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:22:50 +0000

Fairy lamps (depending on locale, also called fairy lights) were a small, glass candle lamp that originally gained popularity during the 1880s and ’90’s. The lamps’ original purpose was utilitarian with the typical pieces including the base, a cup for the candle, and the chimney or shade. Their creation began in the 1840s, when a new type of candle was developed. These candles were smaller, fatter, and encased with paper; they were usually set in a saucer of water to burn. They burned longer and carried less risk of fire, a common danger of the Victorian era. Reference: Wikipedia.

Below are some examples and price guides of antique fairy lamps including a Nailsea fairy lamp and a pair of puffy poppy fairy lamps.

Royal Worcester porcelain classical figural base for the Cricklite Fairy Lamp, circa 1885. Hallmarked on bottom. Approx. height 16.25 in. Note: Lacking the five-light brass lamp that surmounts the head.

Sold for US$75 at Gallery 63 in 2023

Nailsea Fairy Lamp

1880-1900. Glass. Red and white dome with matching rounded base with inward crimped rim. Clear interior cup. Includes burglar’s horror candle. Lamp cup marked with “Clarkes Patent Trademark Cricklite” and image of a fairy holding wand. Crack to bottom of lamp cup. Ruf – pg. 171, fig. 600. From the Valerie Lister Collection. 5″H, 6″ bowl diameter.

Sold for CA$400 at Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. in 2023

Two matched Pairpoint puffy poppy candle fairy lamps complete with original bases. Each measures 8″ tall.

Sold for US$700 at Magnum Auctions in 2023

Pink satin glass fairy lamp decorated with yellow Coraline and set in a ruffled rim base, 5″ ht. CONDITION: Good with no defects found.

Sold for US$250 at Jaremos in 2023

PAIR OF SIGNED 1930’S BRONZE FAIRY LAMPS

SIGNED BRONZE FAIRY LAMPS. SIGNED J. (JEAN) GARNIER. BRONZE NUDE FAIRY ON MARBLE BASE. NO SHADES. GOOD PATINA, GOOD CONDITION. 32″ H.

Sold for US$1,100 at Redlands Antique Auction in 2023

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Fairyland Lustre

Antique Fairies Admin — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 09:28:32 +0000

Fairyland Lustre. Most often known for classic design and Wedgwood blue in Jasperware, Wedgwood departed from its subdued colors with the creation of a completely innovative design aesthetic known as Fairyland lustre wares. To combat difficult financial times in the wake of the First World War, Wedgwood targeted the luxury and elite market with fanciful scenes and bright colors.

Below are some examples and price guides of Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre wares including an “Elves on a Bridge” plate and a “Torches” vase.

Wedgwood “Elves on a Bridge” Plate,
England, c. 1925,
circular plate with edge to edge decoration in polychrome enamels and gilding, printed mark, dia. 10 5/8 in.

Sold for US$4,080 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2022

A LARGE WEDGWOOD ‘TEMPLE ON A ROCK’ VASE AND COVER
CIRCA 1925, PRINTED AND GILT WEDGWOOD / ENGLAND MARK AND INCISED 2046
Together with a carved wooden stand
20 ¼ in. (51.5 cm.) high overall

Sold for GBP 25,000 at Christie’s in 2021

Daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood Porcelain “Torches” Vase
Design pattern Z4968, 1920s
Of cylindrical form with a slightly flared mouth and flared foot, decorated with a fantastical scene, including a castle in the distance reached by cascading steps, illuminated by torches, heightened with gilt, signed with company stamp marks and model number. Height 11 3/8 inches.

Sold for $5,040 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyal in 2022

WEDGWOOD FAIRYLAND FAIRY GONDOLA FLAME LUSTRE CHALICE

A beautiful hand painted Fairyland Lustre porcelain Chalice Bowl ‘Fairy Gondola’, circa 1920s, designed by daisy Makeig-Jones for Wedgwood. The circular bowl raised on circular foot and knop, printed and painted in colors and highlighted with gilding, the exterior decorated on the exterior with Twyford Garlands pattern against a flame background. The interior of the bowl is decorated with a variation of Fairy Gondola against a flame background. Base is marked with the Wedgewood mark, numbered Z3360A and bears the 1982 Institute of Fine Art W.S.N.Y Paper label.

Sold for US$11,500 at Kotler Galleries & Auctioneers in 2023

A FINE EARLY 20TH CENTURY WEDGWOOD FAIRYLAND LUSTRE DISH DESIGNED BY DAISY MAKEIG-JONES of large size brightly coloured with fairies, nymphs and animals playing amongst a tree lined landscape – stamped Wedgwood, made in England (33cm diameter )

Sold for £3,000 at Hutchinson Scott Auctioneers in 2023

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