Wedgwood - Dish - Biscuit porcelain - Majolica plate

Elegant and rare decorative green Majolica dish (Greenware / Majolica) of British manufacture Wedgwood, dating to the second half of the 19th century (the full Victorian era).
The piece belongs to the Victorian Naturalism movement, characterized by an extraordinary high-relief decor with a botanical motif depicting grape leaves and grape clusters (Vine & Grape motif). The three-dimensional surface is finished with a splendid glossy glaze of copper and lead, which accumulating in the veins and furrows of the relief gives exceptional depth and chiaroscuro to the emerald green color.

Mark, Dating and History of the Object:
On the back of the plate is clearly impressed in the ceramic the uppercase mark WEDGWOOD, topped by the three-letter dating code CCC (in the original text it was “C C R,” but this section will preserve the three-letter code as shown).

Dating: Wedgwood’s three-letter punch mark indicates with the final letter R the production year 1863 (or 1889 in the following cycle).

Authenticity: The absence of the inscription “ENGLAND” (mandatory only from 1891 following the McKinley Tariff Act) conclusively confirms the authenticity and manufacture in the mid-to-late 19th century.

Founded in 1759 by Josiah Wedgwood, the English manufactory was the absolute leader in the development of glazed botanical-themed majolica during the Industrial Revolution and the Victorian era, making these historic pieces highly sought-after collectibles on an international scale.