Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.1 William I Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood

Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.1 William I Kings of England c.1800 WedgwoodThis 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 1, 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

and the legacy of Josiah Wedgwood

the colour palette and relief style clearly echo classic Wedgwood jasperware portrait medallions of literary figures

As with all pre-owned ceramics

Luxury Basalt Craftsmanship

While the condition is clearly imperfect and fully visible in the photographs

gives the bust a soft

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powdery blue

all executed in the refined soft‑paste porcelain body for which the Derby factory is so highly regarded

reflects the 18th century fascination with classical antiquity and the Roman world

entirely characteristic of the early Crown Derby style favoured in the Regency period

Exquisitely decorated and beautifully proportioned at approximately 20cm in diameter