Wedgwood jasper ware counter from the set of English Royalty, Richard I, circa 1800

Though unmarked the disc is impressed with the number 6 that corresponds with the numbers assigned to the set of English Royalty in the 1779 Wedgwood and Bentley Catalogue. Originally sold in sets but updated in later years with new royalty.

Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard Cœur de Lion(Norman French: Quor de Lion) or Richard the Lionheart because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Gascony; Lord of Cyprus; Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes; and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and was therefore not expected to become king, but his two elder brothers predeceased their father.

Diameter: 1 ⅝”

In good condition



£58

US$78