Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre for Sale
Fairyland Lustre ware is among the most valuable of all Wedgwood ceramics from any period. It was designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones, who was very enterprising. She approached Wedgwood herself and said, "I want to work for you," in 1909.
Daisy Makeig-Jones was employed and became a paintress and ultimately a decorator. She was ultimately allowed to introduce her own line, which very few designers ever did with Wedgwood. In 1915 Daisy Makeig-Jones launched the Fairyland Lustre line, which was hugely successful for Wedgwood, especially after the First World War, when the British and many Europeans were looking for something to escape the horrors of the war.
The quality of pieces varies a little over the period of manufacture, from 1915 until 1931 when they made the last piece. Daisy was fired by Wedgwood in 1931 as she got a bit out of hand. The surviving pieces are fragile and they do get broken and are sometimes repaired, so look carefully. However surviving pieces in good condition are really very valuable
Wedgwood Pottery and Porcelain were the first ceramics to be given basemarks, thanks to Josiah Wedgwood.
Daisy had a vivid imagination and fairies bring good luck, they say. Daisy's run of luck began when she was placed in the studio next to the one where trials of new glazes were taking place.