English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th October 2009

Lot 310

A good pair of Royal Crown Derby pâte sur pâte ewers

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £4200

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Description

A good pair of Royal Crown Derby pâte sur pâte ewers, each enamelled with a small bird seated on a branch and watching a butterfly, the reverses with flowers and fungi amidst gilt grasses, on a cobalt blue ground, each inscribed 'Leroy' in the glaze, printed marks and date codes for 1901, 24.2cm. (2) Cf. John Twitchett and Betty Bailey, Royal Crown Derby, pl.40.