Nine Black Basalt Medallions, England, late 18th/early 19th century, eight impressed upper-lower case Wedgwood, an oval double portrait depicting Alexander and Olympias, lg. 2; an oval portrait of Joseph II set in a Matthew Boulton-type cast brass frame, medallion lg. 2; a self-framed oval depicting Desiderius Erasmus, lg. 3 1/2; an oval portrait of Helena, lg. 2 1/8; a self-framed oval of William V of Orange, lg. 4 1/2; an oval of a classical style male head with moustache and laurel wreath helmet, lg. 4 /8, set in an ebonized wood frame; an oval of Le Sueur, lg. 2; an oval of Arsinoe in silver frame, lg. 2 1/4; and an unmarked portrait of Lord Nelson, possibly Birch, dia. 2 7/8 in.
Provenance: Grigsby Collection.
Condition
Condition: Helena: Slight surface flake.
William V: Broken through above head and repaired.
Le Sueur: Slight surface chip to front and back.
All else in very good condition throughout with no evidence of any cracks, chips or restorations.
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