Wedgwood early 19thC pink shell dessert dishes, 20cm, set of four Wedgwood and smoking rooms

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Colour: Deep matte black with finely modelled details

Its generous 12-inch size makes it ideal as a charger plate or as a purely decorative display piece

over a mantelpiece

Wedgwood early 19thC pink shell dessert dishes, 20cm, set of four Wedgwood and smoking roomsThis charming set of four antique Wedgwood shell dishes dates to the early 19th century and is a wonderful example of the factorys taste for naturalistic tablewares. Moulded in the form of scallop shells and measuring approximately 20 cm from top to bottom, the dishes have a finely ribbed surface that accurately follows the contours of a real shell. A delicate wash of rosepink enamel radiates from the lip towards the centre, softening into a creamy