Follow us on FACEBOOK

Check us out on FACEBOOK for information, news and other tidbits

WEDGWOOD COMES TO US ON YOUTUBE

Here is a great YouTube video with history and current information by our friend and Wedgwood Museum Director, Gaye Blake-Roberts. Enjoy

QUICKIE NEWS SPLASH ~ TIME SENSITIVE NEWS


INVENTORY CLEARANCE SALE -25% OFF ALL BONE CHINA ITEMS, PRODUCT #S IN 600 SERIES - BUY CHINA!!


Opening a brand new book that still smells of ink is such a sublime experience, almost as good as that musty smell of an old book reminding us of its history!

Check out our newly listed items on the WEBSITE where things are always changing. AT ALEXIS ANTIQUES ANNEX WE'VE ADDED MORE NON-WEDGWOOD ENGLISH CERAMICS, TO INCLUDE SOME ABSOUTELY ADORABLE ADAMS Titian Ware VERNACULAR HAND PAINTED PLATES. CHECK THEM OUT! We've added lots of new jasperware too, blue and green AND some excellent black basalt wares!


VISITING OUR BLOG

CLICK THE TITLE OF MANY OF THE BLOG POSTS TO GO DIRECTLY TO THE IMAGE OR TEXT OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. BE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE OFTEN AS THINGS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING. CLICKING THE PHOTO OF THE FEATURE OF THE WEEK WILL TAKE YOU TO ITS LISTING ON OUR SITE. THANK YOU FOR READING!







Friday, July 17, 2015

NEWLY REVAMPED WEDGWOOD MUSEUM & CAMPUS OPENS TODAY!

The new Museum and Visitor Experience are opened as promised today!  Check it out here and then plan to go! We are!

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Newly renovated Barlaston Wedgwood site to reopen next month

The new Wedgwood campus with new exhibits, new displays, new activities, a new tea room and more is set to open on 17th July.  Formerly it was scheduled to open in May, but due to construction concerns that date was pushed up to next month.  Read the full article, courtesy of our ever-viligant Scottish friend Laird Pulford, who forwarded it to us today.  See the article here and thank you Sir P! 

Thursday, June 11, 2015

ANNOUNCING THE NEW WEDGWOOD BARLASTON EXPERIENCE

The opening day is coming closer, and the press releases are starting to pop up.  Here is one just found today, check it out.  Let's hope they are really ready to open mid-July as claimed.  Opening was already delayed once.  Enjoy reading about what we have to look forward to!



Wednesday, May 27, 2015

VICTORIAN TASTE, WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA & WILLIAM THE SILENT

Here from our friend Lord Anthony Pulford of Glencoe, Scotland, is another interesting article he has shared for our enjoyment.  Thank you Lord Anthony for your continuing interest in Wedgwood and Alexis Antiques, and for your thorough and entertaining research!  Photos courtesy of the author. 


 VICTORIAN TASTE
                                                                     ---------------------

  The portrait medallion of William The Silent, Prince of Orange (1533-1584) taken from an engraving based on the painting by Michiel Mierevelt was first listed in the Wedgwood catalogue of 1788 and has been reproduced a number of times.

  The jasperware example is marked WEDGWOOD only and dates from c1860 but, by the 1870's, the Victorian taste for brightly coloured and decorative items had largely replaced the severe lines of classic jasperware.  The second example, of the same subject, dating from c1875 and also marked WEDGWOOD only, reflects this change in taste and is produced in the majolica body.  So popular did this form of decoration prove that, throughout the 1870's, almost every class of ware was made in majolica and, reportedly, outnumbered all other ornamental wares.

  By the 1880's, the number of paintresses employed had almost doubled, mainly with girls recruited from the government art schools.  They showed great skill in painting the moulded details of the piece although the same may not be said of the mould-maker who obviously had some difficulty applying the inscription.

  Majolica continued to be produced at Etruria into the 20th Century but output declined partly in response to government pressure to reduce the high lead content of the glazes used in production.

Monday, May 11, 2015

WWRD acquired by famed FISKARS - PRESS RELEASE

We've all been waiting to see who would buy the WWRD holdings, which include Waterford and Wedgwood of course, and now the news is out.  GO HERE to see the Press Release.  Hopefully this will bring a worldwide market for great British products, time will certainly tell!  Also, we have just learned that the predicted opening of the new Wedgwood compound at Barlaston has been delayed past the original expected date.  More on that as we hear details.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

WEDGWOOD INSTITUTE, BURSLEM, REFURBISHMENT BEGINS



Here is an excellent article with beautiful photos from the folks at BBC illustrating the beginning of the long-awaited refurbishment and repurposing of the well-known and loved Wedgwood Institute.  We have watched this story with great interest for a long time.  The building has many connections to Wedgwood, the man and the company, the city of Burslem, the arts in Staffordshire and much more since its original construction in 1869.  Let's hope the arts community will welcome this new venue and use it well.  Sarah Lewis, from English Heritage, said: "The Wedgwood Institute is one of the top 6% of listed buildings in the country for not only its architectural splendour but also the social history it embodies."