Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.5 Henry II Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood Whether displayed in a cabinet

Whether displayed in a cabinet or used for entertaining

Form: Miniature bust – perfect for cabinet or mantel display

and very slight rubbing or softening to the high points of the gilding

Pieces from the late 18th and early 19th centuries

Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.5 Henry II Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood Whether displayed in a cabinetThis 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 5, 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