Antique Wedgwood Aesthetic Movement Moon Flask Teapot Rubin Collection 1880-1895 For Sale

A Exceptional antique Wedgwood Aesthetic Movement teapot in a distinctive Moon Flask / Pilgrim Flask form, dating to approximately the late 19th century, c. 1880-1895.
This unusual teapot is executed in warm buff-colored caneware/stoneware, and features striking
Anglo-Japanese/Aesthetic Movement decoration in blue and dark chocolate brown.
The flattened form is decorated with several distinctive Asian-inspired motifs, including an endless knot, Shou/longevity symbol, and stylized Tomoe whorl, surrounded by floral decoration. The contrasting dark brown glazed handle, spout, and lid handle add to the dramatic design.
The underside is impressed WEDGWOOD with the additional PBF factory/potter marking.This piece retains its original circular Rubin Collection provenance sticker on the underside. The sticker identifies the piece as having been part of the Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin collection. Dr. Ellis Rubin, and his wife Suzanne were legendary, single-minded collectors of British pottery, particularly Wedgwood. Based in Pennsylvania, they spent decades meticulously building one of the most comprehensive, and vast private ceramic collections in the United States. Their collection was celebrated for spanning the entire evolutionary history of the medium-ranging from early 18th-century creamware and agateware to rare Art Deco experimental pieces and 20th-Ellis Rubin, and his wife Suzanne were legendary, single-minded collectors of British pottery, particularly Wedgwood. Based in Pennsylvania, they spent decades meticulously building one of the most comprehensive, and vast private ceramic collections in the United States. Their collection was celebrated for spanning the entire evolutionary history of the medium-ranging from early 18th-century creamware and agateware to rare Art Deco experimental pieces and 20th-century.
The piece is in excellent condition, no
chips, scratches, discolored areas. It measures 6” in height with the top on.
It measures 7/ 5/8” in length, and 2” in width. A beautiful acquisition for a serious Wedgewood collector