Small in scale, big on story.
Both of these vintage Wedgwood dishes started life as ashtrays, but their scalloped rims and gilt edges make them just as at home holding rings, keys, or to hold your mahjong dice.
The Chinese Tigers dish carries hand-painted green foo dogs (sometimes called "dogs of foo") in a design first produced by Wedgwood in the early 1800s and later revived in the 1980s as part of the Williamsburg Collection. Wedgwood Chinese Tigers, or the dog-of-foo design as it's sometimes called, was originally made in the 1800s and remade from 1984 to 1993 as part of the Williamsburg Commemorative Ware.
The Florentine Black dish carries an ornate border of griffins and mythical creatures in black enamel with gilt banding, part of a Wedgwood pattern with roots going back to 1874, though the design didn't appear on Wedgwood pieces until 1931. The Florentine pattern first appeared in Wedgwood's archives in 1874, with the design making its debut on Wedgwood pieces in 1931. The black colorway, sometimes nicknamed "Black Dragons," was produced from 1959 to 1997.
Both marked Wedgwood, made in England, bone china.
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
Small in scale, big on story.
Both of these vintage Wedgwood dishes started life as ashtrays, but their scalloped rims and gilt edges make them just as at home holding rings, keys, or to hold your mahjong dice.
The Chinese Tigers dish carries hand-painted green foo dogs (sometimes called "dogs of foo") in a design first produced by Wedgwood in the early 1800s and later revived in the 1980s as part of the Williamsburg Collection. Wedgwood Chinese Tigers, or the dog-of-foo design as it's sometimes called, was originally made in the 1800s and remade from 1984 to 1993 as part of the Williamsburg Commemorative Ware.
The Florentine Black dish carries an ornate border of griffins and mythical creatures in black enamel with gilt banding, part of a Wedgwood pattern with roots going back to 1874, though the design didn't appear on Wedgwood pieces until 1931. The Florentine pattern first appeared in Wedgwood's archives in 1874, with the design making its debut on Wedgwood pieces in 1931. The black colorway, sometimes nicknamed "Black Dragons," was produced from 1959 to 1997.
Both marked Wedgwood, made in England, bone china.
Tucked inside every set, a little something for first time Tavola customers — a hand-finished vintage passport notebook. Note the piece, the moment, the person you gave it to. One day these pieces will sit in someone else's hands — and they'll know it came from yours.
