Black basalt ware vase of Etruscan form decorated in relief with female figures with mask and musical instruments: English, Staffordshire, Etruria, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, c. 1850

Stopper for a black basalt ware vase of Etruscan form: English, Staffordshire, Etruria, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, c. 1850

Plate of black basalt ware decorated on the rim in red relief with a fruit and floral border: English, Staffordshire, Etruria, impressed WEDGWOOD, by Wedgwood, late 18th century

Black basalt ware bust of Robert Burns on a pedestal decorated with a relief of tigers' heads: English, Staffordshire, Etruria, by Wedgwood, sculptured by E.W. Wyon, 1848 - 1849

Teapot of black basalt ware decorated in green and pink enamel colours with bands of floral scroll and laurel: English, Staffordshire, Etruria, by Wedgwood, 1810 - 1850

Cover for a teapot of black basalt ware decorated in green and pink enamel colours with bands of floral scroll and laurel: English, Staffordshire, Etruria, by Wedgwood, 1810 - 1850

Ewer of black basalt ware with drapery hanging from bosses and from masks under spout and fish-tail handle, the design taken from the Book of Vases by the French painter Jacques Stella published in Paris c. 1667: English, Staffordshire, by Wedgwood and Bentley, 1770 - 1780

Rhyton or drinking cup of black basalt ware with silver-mounted rim, in the form of a fox's head: English, Staffordshire, by Wedgwood, late 18th century

Flower rose of black basalt ware in the form of a hedgehog: English, Staffordshire, Etruria, by Josiah Wedgwood, late 18th to early 19th century

Vase of engine-turned black basalt ware with applied decoration in low relief of eight draped dancing women: English, Staffordshire, Etruria, by Josiah Wedgwood, c. 1825

Cover for a vase of engine-turned black basalt ware with applied decoration in low relief: English, Staffordshire, Etruria, by Josiah Wedgwood, c. 1825

Herb jar of black basalt ware printed in gilt with 'The Tower of London': English, Staffordshire, Barlaston, designed by Robert Minkin, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd, 1965

Cover for a herb jar of black basalt ware printed in gilt with 'The Tower of London': English, Staffordshire, Barlaston, designed by Robert Minkin, by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd, 1965