Early Derby Recumbent Sheep, c1760. This is an early Derby model of a recumbent sheep with bocage, c1760.  There is a chip to the base, the tip of the sheeps ear is missing and slight damage/restoration to the bocage.  Otherwise a very acceptable and attractive example of very early Derby animals. Code: O1009PCC £145.

Very Rare Derby Seven-Scolloped Bowl in Pattern 65 c1787. This is a very rare Derby bowl with a seven-scolloped rim and dating to c1787.  It is decorated in pattern 65, but does not have the central rose usually associated with that pattern.  It is clearly marked with the pattern number below the usual Derby puce mark however.  It measures about 8.5 inches in diameter and is in very fine condition. ** In the letters from Joseph Lygo to William Duesbury, he makes reference to a Mrs Bootle from Rode Hall who had very specific requirements for her own design of a scolloped bowl.  There are two large and four small of these seven-scolloped bowls with botanical decoration still at Rode Hall, and interestingly there are also two at the Bowes Museum with exotic birds decoration.  Reference to Lygo's letters to Duesbury suggest these were also supplied to Mrs Bootle at Rode Hall.  These are the exact size and shape of this bowl.  For further information including photos, please see "English Ceramics, 250 years of Collecting at Rode" by Julia McKeown.  Code: B0112POV Sold.

Good Derby Ogee-Shaped Coffee Cup in Pattern 115 c1787. A fine Derby ogee-shaped coffee cup, decorated in pattern 115 and dating to c1787.  It is marked with the usual Derby mark and pattern number in puce and is in fine condition. Code: CC0112RC £65.

Unusual Derby Plate with Group of People c1800. This is a good Derby plate, or possibly shallow bowl, with a most unusual scene of a crowd of people by a river below a ruined castle.  It is marked to the reverse in blue "Near Chepstow" and has the usual Derby crossed baton mark in blue below it.  We are wondering if the scene is to represent a particular event, but so far our enquiries have drawn a blank.  We certainly feel the plate is worthy of further research though.  As you will see from the photo, there is wear to the gilding but it is otherwise undamaged and a fascinating item and subject.  **Whilst looking through John Twitchett's second book, we have found on page 89 colour plate 48, a very similar decorated plate which Twitchett attributes "possibly" to Cuthbert Lawton.  There are differences, notably the pattern of the gold border, but size is exactly the same and the subject very similar.  Both show a road leading to a river in front of which is a crowd of either people as in this plate, or cattle with people as in the plate in Twitchett's book.  Even more interestingly in both plates the predominent colour of the cloths worn by the people is red.  If they are from the same service which certainly seems possible, the difference in the gold pattern around the rim could indicate it being a harlequin service of which we've now seen a number produced by Derby during the 1800 - 1810 period. Code: P0711OAA £460.

Colourful Early Derby Porcelain Coffee Cup c1765.  A bright and colourful early Derby coffee cup, decorated in an oriental style with pseudo Chinese marks below.  The pattern is the same as the "Old Mosaic" pattern produced at Worcester at the same time and this is Derby's equivalent. A rare item.  There is a small spot of medium quality restoration on the rim for a chip and some wear to the gilding on the rim, otherwise in fine condition. Code: CC1010OPC    £265.

Derby Porcelain Coffee Cup in Pattern 170 c1790. A Derby porcelain coffee cup, decorated in the attractive pattern 170 and dating to c1790.  It has a long hairline crack with an old staple repair.  It is marked in puce with the usual Derby mark with pattern number below and dates to c1790. Code: CC0711OV £49.

Derby Figure of a Boy Holding a Basket c1775. This is a very fine and attractive figure of a boy in neo-classical style holding a basket of flowers.  Almost totally white, there is just a small amount of gold decoration applied to the boys chest with just a few more spots of gold added to the boys finger and toe nails, eyes, eyebrows and lips, with a few further spots to the lower rim of the basket.  There are three very indistinct patch marks below plus an incised 4. Condition is excellent with no chips, cracks or restoration excepting for minor losses to the applied flowers.  The figure is unmarked and stands about 4.75 inches high.  For a similar though slightly shorter figure, see "Derby Porcelain" by F. Brayshaw Gilhespy, figure 62. Code: O0210EC £125.

Derby Porcelain Plate in Pattern 222, Derbyshire Scene by Jockey Hill.  A good fluted Derby porcelain dessert plate with central landscape "View in Dovedale, Derbyshire", almost certainly the work of Thomas "Jockey" Hill and dating to c1796.  It is titled in blue to the reverse, with the usual Derby crossed batton mark and pattern number 222 also in blue.  There are four old and small chips to the rim, two at 12 o'clock and two at 4 o'clock.  These can just about be made out in the photo.  There is also an old chip to the footrim, and wear to the gilding.  Still an attractive plate and a cheap example of Hill's work on a pattern not seen frequently. Code: P0111TV £75.

Fine Derby Dish with Derbyshire Scene, c1790. A very fine Derby dish with polychrome landscape by Zachariah Boreman entitled "Rocks Opposite Matlock High Torr, Derbyshire".  It is generally considered that the subjects painted on the service from which this dish came relate closely to a series of watercolours by Boreman held at the Derbyshire Records Office in Matlock.  Please see the article "Watercolour Paintings by Zachariah Boreman" by A. Bambery and A. P. Ledger in The Derby Porcelain International Society's Journal 3. The dish is marked with the usual Derby mark and title in blue. Most of the service from which this dish came is damaged, however apart from the gilding which shows quite a bit of wear, this dish is in very fine condition.  For completeness however, it should be noted there is a bubble in the glaze which can just be seen in the clouds in Boreman's landscape, but this does, of course, date to manufacture. Code: B0810OTE £425.

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