If you're a collector of pottery, you know that no collection is complete without Jasperware—the quintessence of Josiah Wedgwood's career as an English potter. This unglazed stoneware, decorated with ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. At the V&A Wedgwood Collection in Staffordshire, the story of the ceramics brand is told through some 175,000 ...

Josiah Wedgwood developed jasperware in 1770, and the eponymous company, Wedgwood, has been making its sought-after and delicate creations ever since. The British manufacturer is renowned around the ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: I recently inherited these two plaques, which are Wedgwood-like. However, there is no Wedgwood mark on the back. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you. -- W. S., ...

WHAT: In 1759 Britain, Josiah Wedgwood started a family-owned and -operated company that became Josiah Wedgwood & Sons. His first products were earthenware; one early innovation was a cream-colored ...

There's nothing that sends spring cleaning downhill faster than trying to find a safe spot to store your grandmother's china. While you're dusting off plates and teacups, take a look and see if you ...

MY DESIGN TASTE might well be termed granny chic. It includes a penchant for chintz, toile and the Wedgwood company’s jasperware. My obsession with the matte ceramic and its usually white reliefs ...

What is it that has made Wedgwood Jasperware so unpopular, a classic design that seems simply old-fashioned? It is not the blue. Colours close to Wedgwood blue – a chalky lightish blue nearer to grey ...

At first glance, designer Lee Broom and Wedgwood, the go-to source for fine china and porcelain across Europe, seem like an unlikely match: Broom’s rock crystal light fixtures and hoop brass chairs ...

In the 18th century Europe was in the grips of a profound lust for Chinese porcelain items — they were imported in great quantities and regarded as an alchemical mystery that few could emulate.

I recently inherited these two plaques, which are Wedgwood-like. However, there is no Wedgwood mark on the back. Any information would be appreciated. You have hit the nail squarely on the head. These ...