Teapot

Designed by Norman Wilson, Wedgwood

1953/55

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Round blue jasper medallion with white relief of putto with garlands from the four seasons
Oval medallion with profile portrait of Charles III (1716-1788), was King of Spain and the Spanish Indies (1759–1788), after ruling Naples as Charles VII and Sicily as Charles V (1734–1759), kingdoms he abdicated to his son Ferdinand. He was the fifth son of Philip V of Spain, and the eldest son of Philip's second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. A proponent of enlightened absolutism, he suceeded to the Spanish throne on 10 August 1759, upon the death of his half-brother King Ferdinand VI of Spain, who left no heirs.
Standing Female Figure, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz, cast iron
Bust in profile left.