Pair of 18th Century Wedgwood & Bentley Agate Plant Pots

Description

A pair of plant pots covered in marbled brown glaze emulating agate gemstone encircled with checkered rims accented in gold, … more A pair of plant pots covered in marbled brown glaze emulating agate gemstone encircled with checkered rims accented in gold, made circa 1770 by Wedgwood & Bentley in Staffordshire, England.

Emulating the mesmerizing marbled surface of a precious gemstone, these Wedgwood agate ware plant pots expertly mimic a precious material on a quotidian object. The pots were made during the Wedgwood & Bentley period of the factory and, underneath the agate slip, feature a delicate creamware body, the material for which the company became famous.

Dimensions: 3 3/8 in. H x 4 3/8 in. Dm
Condition: Excellent. One pot with some hairline cracks on base around drainage hole. Traces of original gilding around checkered rims.

References:
Birmingham Museum of Art, 1983.21a-b
Royal Ontario Museum, 984.18.64.1-.2
Victoria & Albert Museum, WE.8126-2014

Literature:
Peter Kaellgren, Wedgwood: Artistry and Innovation (Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 2009), illus. p. 67.
Robin Reilly, Wedgwood vol. 1 (London: Macmillan Ltd. 1989), illus. p. 391 pl. C93. less