Here's the first of my hopefuls. It's a little blue plate, as you can see.
This matte, white on pale blue stoneware is known as Jasperware, because it's got jasper in it. Who's jasper? He's a mineral, like quartz, and he makes it blue. The blue in question is known as Wedgewood Blue in this case, because jasperware is one of the signature lines of Wedgewood, the dons of pottery.
Now, Jo Wedgewood himself was a bit of a don too, and all-round good man. With a name like Wedgewood you're either going to be a famous potter and abolitionist or a sex offender, so it's good that he went for the first option.
Anyway, sorry for the horrible date stamp thing on the photo, but I'm using my dad's camera. As you can see, this isn't an ancient plate. You can get some incredible stuff in jasperware, going way back to the 18th century, but this one's a Silver Jubilee one from the 70s. It's in mint condition and has the queen's mug on it, which is always great.
Because I picked this up for a couple of quid, I think I can get some coins out of it. Also, we thought it was the queen's Golden Jubilee this year, but then realised we'd miscounted and that happened back in 2002. Oh well, it should still be okay.
Bought for: £2.99
Hopes: Modest
Profit: £
Actual Cheddar: £
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