Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Engine Turned Milk Jug, 10cm Wedgwood decorative element that enhances its

decorative element that enhances its presence on the table or sideboard

Why This Piece

and portrait medallions are especially prized for their sculptural presence

presented here in an unusually small and highly collectible size

Ridgway was among the leading Staffordshire manufacturers of the early 1800s

Antique Wedgwood Black Basalt Engine Turned Milk Jug, 10cm Wedgwood decorative element that enhances itsThis 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