Early Wedgwood Majolica Snail Shell & Coral Salt Cellar, Circa 1872

Description

A very rarely found, early Wedgwood Majolica glazed shell and coral open table salt cellar in the Palissy style – … more A very rarely found, early Wedgwood Majolica glazed shell and coral open table salt cellar in the Palissy style – date marked 1872.

The globose snail shell shaped cellar is glazed in a mottled blue and brown, and sits on a raised yellow ochre coral form pedestal with a brown rock form mounded base. The interior is clear glazed, showing the color of the clay, the underside is glazed in a pale green and marked as shown.

Impressed: Wedgwood, and the date letters, BZY A, the A for the year 1872.
3 in. L x 2.5 in. W x 3 in. H
Excellent antique condition. less