Wonderfully Painted Chelsea Derby Tea Bowl, c1775. This Chelsea Derby ogee shaped tea bowl is wonderfully hand painted with floral sprays and sprigs.  It is marked with a gold anchor and D and dates to c1775.  There is wear to the gilding but is otherwise in very fine condition. Code: TB0210AC £125.

Chelsea Derby Jug of Globular Form, c1780. This is an impressive Chelsea Derby jug of medium size, measuring about 6.5 inches high.  It's is of globular form with a ribbed neck and is decorated with floral sprays and sprigs.  It is marked with a blue crown over D and dates to c1780.  There is old damage to the lip of the jug which has been detached and restuck.  There is evidence of an old staple repair here, which has been removed.  There is no other damage at all, other than a little wear to the gilding.   Code: O0210EC £175.

Small Chelsea Derby Moulded Coffee Cup, Incised N, c1778. This is a very fine and attractive Chelsea Derby coffee cup with moulded swags, medalions etc.  It is simply decorated with gold sprigs and is marked with an incised N in script.  There are two or three small spots on the rim where the gilding has flaked, otherwise the cup is in superb condition. Code: CC0210VC £95.

Fine Chelsea Derby Coffee Cup, c1775. This is a fine and attractive Chelsea Derby coffee cup, decorated with three individual floral sprigs below a border of husks and gold dots which have very fine etching on them.  It's marked with a gold anchor and D and is in very fine condition save for some wear to the gilding.  For a tea bowl and saucer in the same pattern see John Twitchett, "Derby Porcelain 1748-1848 An Illustrated Guide", colour plate 235. Code: CC0210PCC £195.

Superb Chelsea Derby Neo-Classical Style Plate. This is a very fine lobed Chelsea Derby plate, decorated in the neo-classical style with coiled swags of husks, an urn draped in a floral garland and very finely painted insects and moths.  The reverse has three green floral sprigs equally spaced behind the rim, together with a gold line around the footrim - a sure sign of a high status piece.  The plate is unmarked but has a sticker relating to the Alasdair Morrison collection.  (Alasdair is the author of "Derby 1780-1786, The Useful Wares.") For photographs of two almost identical plates, together with a photograph of the reverse of one with almost identical reverse decoration to this, see Mitchell, "The Marks on Chelsea Derby", plate 23.  Interestingly, one plate is marked with a gold anchor, the other with a blue crown over D. The plate is in superb condition with very little sign of wear.  A wonderful plate with great provenance.  Code: P0110PAC £325.

Unusual Chelsea Derby Plate with Scalloped Rim.  A good Chelsea Derby plate with a scalloped rim, decorated with butterflies and fruit with an unusual gilt pattern within the turquise rim.  Although marked with a red anchor, the shape and size of this plate are of a type made at Derby c1770 - 1800.   For photographs of four plates with an identical shape and decoration, though with a different border round the edge see Mitchell, "The Marks on Chelsea Derby", plate 9.  Interestingly these plates are all marked with an anchor and D in gold and are dated c1770-1777.  In fine condition. Code: P0709OOC  £375.

Fine Pair of Chelsea Derby Fluted Plates c1780. This is a very fine pair of Chelsea Derby fluted plates, decorated with loose floral sprays within a Smiths blue and gold border.  Both are marked with a crown over D in blue and date to c1780.  One has a chip to the footrim, otherwise both are in fine condition. Code: P1209AC £145 for the pair.

Super Chelsea Derby Tea Bowl & Saucer c1780. This is a lovely Chelsea Derby tea bowl and saucer, decorated in a famille verte style palette and marked with a blue crown over D, c1780.  For a saucer dish of the same pattern see Mitchell, Marks on Chelsea Derby, plate 88.  An old collectors sticker relating to the S. Selig collection is found below the saucer.  In super condition. A trio in the same pattern can be found exhibited in the Royal Crown Derby museum. Code: CS0909OOC £395

Very Fine Chelsea Derby Tea Bowl and Saucer. This is a lovely Chelsea Derby tea bowl and saucer, decorated with black swags hanging from gilt loops with scattered sprigs within.  Both pieces are marked with the interlinked crown and D in gilt and date to c1775.  They are ex Lycett Collection, the saucer with the collection sticker marked 162.  Both in very fine condition.   Code: CS0308OOV   Please ask for details.

Unusual and Rare Chelsea Derby Tureen. This is a most unusual and rare Chelsea Derby two handled tureen, marked with the interlinked crown and D in gilt and dating to c1775.  The diameter of the tureen is approximately 6.5 inches excluding the handles, and it stands approximately 3 inches high.  It's decorated with a green rose and sprig pattern, with smaller sprigs inside the bowl.  In nice condition. Code: B0308OOV Please ask for details.

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