{"product_id":"antique-wedgwood-creamware-veilleuse-tea-warmer-painted-birds-butterflies-c1820","title":"Antique Wedgwood Creamware Veilleuse Tea Warmer Painted Birds Butterflies c1820","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Wedgwood creamware \u003cstrong\u003eveilleuse\u003c\/strong\u003e (night-light tea warmer), early 19th century, comprising a small teapot and cover, a pierced cylindrical stand with an arched aperture for the burner, and a small cup and burner base — all hand-painted with exotic birds, butterflies and insects in naturalistic colours within thin blue-lined borders. Overall height approximately \u003cstrong\u003e34cm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarked \u003cstrong\u003eWEDGWOOD\u003c\/strong\u003e. The veilleuse was used to keep a tisane or tea warm through the night at the bedside; the pierced stand allowed the heat and light of a small oil lamp to escape. Wedgwood creamware examples with painted bird and insect decoration are a good deal rarer than the plain form and this one is complete with all its components (see the group photograph).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please see images for condition — the photographs form part of the description and show every angle, the base and any faults. Age-related wear to the painted decoration and some wear and small chips to the foot and interior of the stand as photographed; I have not noted any cracks. Please look at every image before bidding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a large private collection of early 19th-century English ceramics, acquired over many years and now being dispersed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e there are other pieces of the same style and period from this collection for sale in my shop — see my other listings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarefully packed and dispatched from the UK. International buyers welcome — postage is calculated by the rate table at checkout. Please ask if you would like further photographs or measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wedgwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54552599626012,"sku":"0809-01","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4630\/0188\/files\/57_221d8135-093b-43bf-918d-37fcc30d13fd.jpg?v=1789065068","url":"https:\/\/moffitts.co.uk\/products\/antique-wedgwood-creamware-veilleuse-tea-warmer-painted-birds-butterflies-c1820","provider":"Moffitts Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}