1930s Wedgwood Blue Jasperware Box

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The Marblehead Confectioner.
The fog rolls off the Atlantic, thick enough to lean against, wrapping the clapboard houses of Old … Read more The Marblehead Confectioner.
The fog rolls off the Atlantic, thick enough to lean against, wrapping the clapboard houses of Old Town in a damp, salt-kissed shroud. Inside one such house—a 1740s Georgian with wide, pine floorboards that groan under the weight of three centuries of secrets—we found it.
Tucked away in a corner cupboard of the morning room, resting between a stack of yellowed charts and a collection of beach glass, sat this little piece of perfection.
It is a 1930s Wedgwood bonbonniere.
In the signature lavender blue Jasperware, it has that soft, matte finish that feels like a river stone smoothed by a thousand years of tide. But it’s the detail that stops your heart. Encircling the round box is a bas-relief processional in crisp white stoneware—classical figures, draped in robes that seem to flutter even in the stillness of the porcelain.
It was designed for "bonbons," but let’s be honest. It’s for the things that actually matter. An engagement ring you aren't quite ready to wear. The key to a gate you no longer pass through. Or perhaps just the quiet satisfaction of owning something that hasn’t aged a day since the era ofthe transatlantic steamer.
The Details:
Origin: Authentic Wedgwood, England. Circa 1930.
Provenance: Acquired from a private estate in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Material: Matte Jasperware in delicate lavender blue with white bas-reliefs.
Condition: Remarkable. Like a well-kept secret.
It’s small. It’s round. It’s utterly civilized.
In a world of plastic and haste, be the person with the Wedgwood.
3"W X 3"W X 2"H. See less