Ten rare mid-1800s century molds used in the creation of Wedgwood & Bentley English miniature portrait medallions. Some of Wedgwood's most decorative and meticulous work executed in cameos, which made from white porcelain bisque and unglazed Jasperware. Josiah Wedgwood highly regarded by his contemporaries, that kings, princes, and collectors from all over Europe allowed him to study and take molds from their collections. Subjects ranged from the classical Greek and Roman to portraits of philosophers, poets, and heroes. It mounted to use as an ornament; the Wedgwood medallion cameos were used as decoration for furniture and framed for wall ornament or architectural treatment over doorways, fireplaces, and windows. The famous Amethyst Room designed for Empress Catherine the Great, and Thomas Jefferson's dining room at Monticello both had Wedgwood cameos set in walls. As noted in Wedgwood, The New Illustrated Dictionary (1995, P. 341), The last quarter of the 18th Century was a period in which the British passion for portraiture amounted almost to frenzy. The subjects were influenced by a number=; Country of Origin: England; Issued: ca. Early- to Mid-19th Ce

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