Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.6 Richard I Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood rendered in crisp white relief

rendered in crisp white relief against a rich

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Black basalt

Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.6 Richard I Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood rendered in crisp white reliefThis 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