Wedgwood lustreware Butterfly vase

Daisy Makeig-Jones, designer
English, 1881-1945

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, manufacturer

‘Butterfly’ vase

Ca. 1915

Bone china with lustres glazes and gilding

8 in. H x 4 1/4 in. Dm at opening

$1,900.00

This Wedgwood lustreware vase is a unique application of Daisy Makeig-Jones’s ‘Butterfly’ pattern. The pattern, identified on the bottom of the vase as Z4832, was one of the first ten lustreware designs issued by Wedgwood between 1914 and 1915. Its introduction corresponded with Daisy becoming a lead designer at the company in 1914. The mother-of-pearl lustre exterior shows delicately gilded butterflies on a polychromed background, with an interesting magenta wave pattern at the base. The interior of the vase is a brilliant orange, Daisy’s favorite color, with additional gilded butterflies and an Oriental landscape border.

This Wedgwood lustreware vase is a unique application of Daisy Makeig-Jones’s ‘Butterfly’ pattern. The pattern, identified on the bottom of the vase as Z4832, was one of the first ten lustreware designs issued by Wedgwood between 1914 and 1915. Its introduction corresponded with Daisy becoming a lead designer at the company in 1914. The mother-of-pearl lustre exterior shows delicately gilded butterflies on a polychromed background, with an interesting magenta wave pattern at the base. The interior of the vase is a brilliant orange, Daisy’s favorite color, with additional gilded butterflies and an Oriental landscape border.

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Condition

Excellent.

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Literature

Una des Fontaines, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre: the Work of Daisy-Makeig Jones (New York: Born-Hawes, 1975).

Excellent.

For a detailed condition report, please contact us.

Una des Fontaines, Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre: the Work of Daisy-Makeig Jones (New York: Born-Hawes, 1975).

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This item ships free to the continental US, and globally for a flat-rate fee of $75.

All objects are packed with utmost care by our team of expert fine art shippers. All items are shipped with parcel insurance.

For more information on our shipping policies, please visit our FAQ Page.

All of our objects look even more stunning in person!

However, in case you are not satisfied with your purchase, we are willing to accept returns.

For more information on our return policies, please visit our FAQ page.