Early 1900s Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Orange Lustre Bowl

Description

A small Wedgwood orange lustre bowl decorated with objects from the Hundred Antiquities, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1915.

Like … more A small Wedgwood orange lustre bowl decorated with objects from the Hundred Antiquities, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1915.

Like many English designers before her, Wedgwood designer Daisy Makeig-Jones was drawn to the arts and design of China and Japan, and particularly to the countries’ mythology and mystic symbolism. This bowl’s shimmering orange lustre exterior displays motifs from the Hundred Antiques, a collection of objects with symbolic meaning in Chinese culture. The pinkish mottled lustre interior (a unique colorway) shows pseudo-Chinese characters and a scarab beetle.

Dimensions: 2 5/8 in. Dm x 1 1/2 in. H
Condition: Excellent.

References:
Una des Fontaines, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre: the Work of Daisy-Makeig Jones (New York: Borne-Hawes, 1975). less