Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 145
A pair of Derby botanical dessert plates c.1800
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A pair of Derby botanical dessert plates c.1800, painted in pattern 115 with floral specimens of Golden Ornithogalum and Tangier Pea, within a gilt lily of the valley border, each piece titled to the reverse, blue factory marks and pattern numbers, 23.8cm. (2)
Cf. Woolley and Wallis, 12th February 2013, lot 117 for the rest of the service. Also, John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, p.193, pl.233 for a plate in the same pattern.