{"product_id":"antique-18thc-wedgwood-blue-jasper-portrait-medallion-charles-james-fox","title":"Antique 18thC Wedgwood Blue Jasper Portrait Medallion Charles James Fox","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn 18th-century Wedgwood solid pale blue jasper oval portrait medallion of the Whig statesman \u003cstrong\u003eCharles James Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e, the white jasper bust in profile with his characteristic heavy jowl and unpowdered hair, titled \"Charles Fox\" in cursive script and impressed WEDGWOOD to the reverse. Length approximately \u003cstrong\u003e13cm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosiah Wedgwood began his series of jasper portrait medallions of \"Illustrious Moderns\" in the 1770s — statesmen, scientists, philosophers, soldiers and royalty, modelled in white jasper relief and applied to a coloured jasper ground. They were sold to be hung in frames or kept in cabinets and are among the most collected of all Wedgwood productions. This is a genuine eighteenth-century example, not one of the later reissues: the character of the solid jasper, the crispness of the relief and the form of the impressed marks are all of the first period, and it comes from a collection formed by a specialist in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFox (1749–1806), leader of the Whig opposition and the great political rival of Pitt, was a natural subject for Wedgwood, himself a Whig sympathiser; the medallion was issued in the 1780s and is one of the larger portraits in the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Please see images for condition — the photographs form part of the description and show the front, the relief in raking light, the reverse and any faults. Good condition; no chips, cracks or restoration noted. Old collection label to the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the same private collection: each medallion carries a numbered \"Lewis Collection\" label to the reverse, and the group has clearly been assembled by a knowledgeable collector over many years. I am listing the medallions individually.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003c\/strong\u003e there are other Wedgwood portrait medallions of the same style and period from this collection for sale in my shop — see my other listings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarefully packed and dispatched from the UK. International buyers welcome — postage is calculated by the rate table at checkout. Please ask if you would like further photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wedgwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54578075238684,"sku":"0915-06","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4630\/0188\/files\/57_74a8c4b4-ffe5-4aef-8d51-40999f6fd1b8.jpg?v=1789715104","url":"https:\/\/moffitts.co.uk\/products\/antique-18thc-wedgwood-blue-jasper-portrait-medallion-charles-james-fox","provider":"Moffitts Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}