Wedgwood Basalt Jasperware Engine Turned Teapot with Figure Finial Wedgwood and enduring luxury

and enduring luxury

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Wedgwood Basalt Jasperware Engine Turned Teapot with Figure Finial Wedgwood and enduring luxuryThis attractive black basalt teapot is an excellent example of Wedgwoods refined jasperware production of the late 18th to early 19th century. Made from the dense, finegrained black stoneware body developed by Josiah Wedgwood, the pot displays the smooth, satin sheen and crisp modelling that made basalt wares highly fashionable on both sides of the Channel. The body is of straightsided cylindrical form, rising from a shallow foot rim to a gently