Late 19th Century Wedgwood Jasperware Sugar & Creamer

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The Afternoon in Staffordshire. 1872.
The air in the breakfast room is thick with the scent of strong India tea … Read more The Afternoon in Staffordshire. 1872.
The air in the breakfast room is thick with the scent of strong India tea and damp wool. Outside, a relentless English drizzle blurs the hedges, but inside, the light catches a blue so deep, so resolute, it seems to have been pulled directly from the midnight Atlantic.
This is not the pale, polite blue of your grandmother’s guest room. This is Wedgwood Dark Blue Jasperware. Dipped. Saturated. Serious.

The Set
In 1872, the craftsmen at the Wedgwood potteries weren't just making dishes; they were carving neoclassic poetry into stoneware. We have found a pair—Sugar and Creamer—that survived the turn of the century, two World Wars, and the decline of the formal tea service with their dignity entirely intact.

The Sugar Bowl (#159): A stout, handsome vessel featuring a trilogy of white bas-reliefs: Cupid as Oracle, The Three Graces, and Nike and the Warrior.
The Rare Distinction: Most lids of this era are topped with the ubiquitous acorn. Not this one. Here sits the Sybil Finial—the seated prophetess, perched atop the lid in contemplative silence. She is rare. She is discerning. She knows if you’re using the cheap beet sugar.

The Creamer: A "Squat" Jug, perfectly proportioned for a heavy pour of Devonshire cream. Adorned with Nike and the Warrior and the somber, rhythmic movement of The Sacrificial Procession.

You don’t buy these because you need a place to put your dairy. You buy them because when you hold that dry, velvet-smooth stoneware, you feel a direct connection to a time when "tea" was a verb that required an hour of your undivided attention.
It’s a bit of 19th-century soul for your 21st-century sideboard.
MEASUREMENTS
Creamer: 3.5"x3.5"x3.5"
Sugar: 3.5"x3.5"x3.5" See less