Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016

Lot 169

A Bloor Derby two-handled chocolate cup and trembleuse saucer c.1840

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £170

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Description

A Bloor Derby two-handled chocolate cup and trembleuse saucer c.1840, finely painted with tied bouquets of flowers including primrose, passionflower, tulip, poppy and lonicera, together with a small ewer and stopper decorated in the same pattern, and a Derby dessert dish, c.1815, of shell shape, painted with a flower spray and single stems, red factory marks, 25cm max. (5)

Provenance: the Cordwent Collection.

Cf. John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain 1748-1848, p.204 where the ewer is illustrated.