Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.22 Mary I Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood The black jasperware variant is

The black jasperware variant is particularly prized for its dramatic

Showcase in a curio cabinet or on open shelving with other studio pottery and art ceramics

The intimate grouping and careful attention to texture and light are hallmarks of Lee-Hankey's finest figurative work

so collectors often identify them by body

Wedgwood Black Basalt Portrait Medallion No.22 Mary I Kings of England c.1800 Wedgwood The black jasperware variant isThis 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 22, identifying its place within the original sequence. The 'Kings of England in high relief, including their present Majesties' was first advertised in Wedgwood's