Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.6 Richard I Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood Whether displayed on a console

Whether displayed on a console

offering a cohesive and sophisticated display

This is a refined and highly collectible piece that will bring character

rendered in crisp white relief against a rich

Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.6 Richard I Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood Whether displayed on a consoleThis finely modelled oval portrait medallion is an authentic example of Wedgwood's celebrated 'Kings of England' series, produced in the firm's distinctive black basalt body around 1800. The medallion is impressed with the maker's name WEDGWOOD to the reverse and bears the series number 6, identifying its place within the original sequence. The 'Kings of England in high relief, including their present Majesties' was first advertised in Wedgwood's 1779