Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Majolica Argenta 'Ocean' Pattern
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Majolica Argenta 'Ocean' Pattern Serving Platter
Date code CQK for 1881
Impressed uppercase mark, M and P, iron-red pattern no. M3174 and painted ::
The center molded with a variety of seashells and seaweed, on a basketweave ground, within a brown rope twist rim. Width 21 inches.
Literature:
Majolica International Society, Karmason Library, no. KL000461.
Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, 2002, p. 82 (as no. 3054).
Exhibited:
'English Majolica', Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, 19 January - 11 April 1982.
Reference:
Maureen Batkin, Wedgwood Ceramics 1846-1959, p. 49, pl. 92.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
Condition Report: overall crazing and some scattered staining; there is a hairline crack visible both on the underside and top side (less so), which runs across the inner section of the foot rim; the hairline emanates from the drill hole on the foot rim; the foot rim has two drill holes for hanging; because the platter was wall hung there is little to no visible knife scratch marks; not blacklighted
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Majolica Argenta 'Ocean' Pattern Serving Platter
Date code CQK for 1881
Impressed uppercase mark, M and P, iron-red pattern no. M3174 and painted ::
The center molded with a variety of seashells and seaweed, on a basketweave ground, within a brown rope twist rim. Width 21 inches.
Literature:
Majolica International Society, Karmason Library, no. KL000461.
Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, 2002, p. 82 (as no. 3054).
Exhibited:
'English Majolica', Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, 19 January - 11 April 1982.
Reference:
Maureen Batkin, Wedgwood Ceramics 1846-1959, p. 49, pl. 92.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
Condition Report: overall crazing and some scattered staining; there is a hairline crack visible both on the underside and top side (less so), which runs across the inner section of the foot rim; the hairline emanates from the drill hole on the foot rim; the foot rim has two drill holes for hanging; because the platter was wall hung there is little to no visible knife scratch marks; not blacklighted
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
