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...In the 18th century, Josiah Wedgwood won the endorsement of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, for his pottery, producing a range that became known as Queen’s Ware....
...Josiah Lane, the 18th-century grotto maker, died in the workhouse having created the exquisite crystal grotto at Painshill in Surrey; Queen Caroline died in 1737 owing £20,000 (millions in today’s money)...
.... £485. www.tennants.co.uk iii Wall plaque ZsolnayDuring the 1890s the Zsolnay pottery in Pécs, Hungary, became one of the leading producers of art nouveau ceramics....
...John Julius Norwich conjures up Venice in 1077, the setting for the reconciliation of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and Pope Alexander III....
...“We’ve enjoyed links with the royal family since our founder, Josiah Wedgwood, was appointed ‘potter to Her Majesty’ in the 18th century.”...
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