Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.8 Henry III Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood Pattern: Moonlight Lustre – delicate

Pattern: Moonlight Lustre – delicate

and historically resonant subject matter makes this Doulton Lambeth General Gordon jug a significant and decorative addition to any collection of 19th‑century British stoneware or commemorative ceramics

and anyone seeking a sophisticated decorative accent

read as honest patina rather than damage and help confirm the plate’s age and originality

Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.8 Henry III Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood Pattern: Moonlight Lustre – delicateThis 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 8, 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