Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 147
A pair of Derby dessert dishes c.1790
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £400
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Description
A pair of Derby dessert dishes c.1790, decorated in pattern 140, painted by George Complin with an arrangement of fruit and nuts to the well, the rim with a border of leaves in autumnal shades, puce factory marks and pattern numbers, 22.6cm. (2)
Cf. John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, p.130, for an extract from the Derby factory 'Tea Book', which records pattern 140 as having fruit decoration by Complin.