Lot Essay
The bust of Queen Charlotte was remodelled by William Hackwood in 1776. King George (unusually facing to the left) is taken from a wax model by Henry Birch.
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CIRCA 1800, EACH WITH A CONTEMPORARY INK INSCRIPTION C.C. TO REVERSE
Details
Two Wedgwood blue-dipped jasper oval portrait medallions of George III and Queen Charlotte
Circa 1800, each with a contemporary ink inscription C.C. to reverse
Both in profile to the left, the first in high relief, his hair en queue, wearing the sash and garter star, the second of slightly convex form, the Queen in low relief on a bright-blue-ground, in 19th Century glazed wood frames
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) and 3½ in. (9 cm.) high (without frames) (2)
Circa 1800, each with a contemporary ink inscription C.C. to reverse
Both in profile to the left, the first in high relief, his hair en queue, wearing the sash and garter star, the second of slightly convex form, the Queen in low relief on a bright-blue-ground, in 19th Century glazed wood frames
3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) and 3½ in. (9 cm.) high (without frames) (2)
Provenance
Somerley House, Hampshire.
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