✅ SOLVED Very Old Wedgewood Finger Vase

[Frankyg]

Here's one for any Wedgewood collectors or experts. I picked this up a few years ago when I lived in Stoke On Trent England and took it to the world famous Potteries Museum there on one of their open days because I could see that it was old. The experts there looked at it and confirmed that it was early Wedgewood and were able to give me quite precise information about it's age and origins. I like the vase and kept it, largely un-noticed for many years and never gave it much thought. Old age has caught up with me now and I can't remember much about what was said other than I was surprised that they could actually tell me the year and month when it was made from the markings. Can anyone help?

 

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[Kray Gelder]

Lovely, try looking at this site: antique-marks.com/wedgewood-marks

 

[DCMatt]

I can't read the markings from your picture.

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Dating Wedgwood

 

[Frankyg]

It is marked "WEDGEWOOD PEARL" which I think dates it somewhere around 1769....Amazing

 

[DCMatt]

It is marked "WEDGEWOOD PEARL" which I think dates it somewhere around 1769....Amazing

It can't be 1769. According to the Wedgwood Society, Pearl ware was not commercially available until 1779. Which is still pretty old and amazing...

Pictorial History of Wedgwood ? Wedgwood Society of Boston

I know nothing at all about this sort of thing but, to my eye, the piece doesn't look 18th C. Not saying it isn't...

 

[A2coins]

sweet find

 

[diggummup]

That piece has the three letter date code for 1868 if I'm reading W correctly as the 3rd letter, or it could be 1867, if it's the other way around and it's a V. I can't actually make out the middle letter to see which direction the letters are facing. It would be referred to as a Pearlware Tripod Vase. It's a rare piece. Couldn't begin to value it myself, never seen anything like it. The three letter date code was not used until 1860 and not after 1891 which is when the word England was added to the impressed marks.

 

[Frankyg]

I've had the piece positively identified from the 1880 Wedgewood catalogue. It is a 'Reed Vase' decorated in the rare blue colours (Most were in pink) and is dated 1898. Most collectors believe that it was this pattern and colouring that inspired Josiah Wedgwood to go on to produce ware in the famous Wedgwood blue style. It seems that my vase is pretty rare. I'm waiting on a valuation but to be honest, I thnk I'll probably keep it unless it's value is very high :-). Thank you all for your contributions.

 

[diggummup]

I've had the piece positively identified from the 1880 Wedgewood catalogue. It is a 'Reed Vase' decorated in the rare blue colours (Most were in pink) and is dated 1898. Most collectors believe that it was this pattern and colouring that inspired Josiah Wedgwood to go on to produce ware in the famous Wedgwood blue style. It seems that my vase is pretty rare. I'm waiting on a valuation but to be honest, I thnk I'll probably keep it unless it's value is very high :-). Thank you all for your contributions.

I am going to disagree with the "1898" date of your vase.

Although the 3 letter date code was still in place in 1898, your vase cannot date to that year. After 1891 the word "England" was added to the mark on all Wedgwood pieces.
The date letter is the 3rd letter in the series of 3 on the bottom of your vase. It is either a W or a V as previously explained.
I'm glad you've identified the pattern correctly, I hope. It's still considered a tripod pearlware vase.

 

[Frankyg]

I've just had another update that seems to nail it..

"Since it has "PEARL" spelled out & not just "P", it is earlier: "PEARL" was in use from circa 1840 to 1868, and the impressed ‘"P" mark indicating Pearl Ware was in use thereafter (until c. 1940), according to Lynn Miller Wedgwood Museum Trust Information Officer.

And since there is no "ENGLAND", that means it is in the 1st series and dates to 1867."