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A very rarely found, early Wedgwood majolica glazed conch shell and coral open salt – date marked 1872. Most likely designed by John Bell in the Palissy fashion and the Rococo Revival style.
The open conch shell is glazed in a soft blue and white with pink decoration, and sits on a raised yellow ochre coral form pedestal with a deep cobalt blue mounded base. The interior is glazed in a pale ombre pink, the underside is glazed in an aqua blue and marked as shown.
Impressed: Wedgwood, and the date letters, IZY A – A for the year 1872.
4 in. L x 2.75 in. W x 2 in. H
Excellent antique condition.
