Description
Wedgwood Jasperware Coelacanth Plate Value: R300. Pre Owned.
This unusual Wedgwood Jasperware plate was made to commemorate the discovery of the Coelacanth. It is in the traditional Wedgewood blue with the detailed white relief for which Wedgwood is famous.
The back of the plate shows the Wedgwood markings, as well as some information about the event it commemorates:
“The first world famous Coelacanth, LATIMERIA CHALUMNAE, 5 feet long, captured in local waters 22nd December 1938. Type specimen exhibited in the East London Museum, South Africa.”
The plate is approximately 16.5cm in diameter.
This exceptional Wedgwood Jasperware Coelacanth Plate showcases the renowned craftsmanship of Wedgwood, featuring a finely detailed white relief of the rare coelacanth against a classic jasperware background. Celebrated for its discovery in South African waters in 1938, the coelacanth is one of the world’s most fascinating “living fossils,” making this plate both a decorative and historical collectible.
