Unusual and Rare Chelsea Derby Tureen. This is a most unusual and rare Chelsea Derby two handled tureen, marked with the interlinked anchor 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 £295.

Lovely Chelsea Derby Fluted Cup c1775. This is a super Chelsea Derby fluted cup, decorated in a turquoise and gold pattern and dating to c1775.  It's marked with the gold entwined anchor and D and is in lovely condition. Code: CC0710TV £95.

Chelsea Derby Dish by Withers with Unusual Combination of Marks. An good Chelsea Derby dish dating to c1778 and most probably decorated by Edward Withers.  It is marked below with a blue crown over D, together with an incised N in script with a footrim hole.  It is unusual to find these two Chelsea Derby marks combined on one piece.  It also has an old collectors sticker.  There is wear to the gilding, most notably on the rim. Code: B0710VV £95.

Octagonal Chelsea Derby Deep Dish c1780. A fine Chelsea Derby octagonal dish, decorated with monochrome flowers and sprigs withing a puce swagged border below a light blue rim.  Marked with a blue crown over D and dating to c1780.  In fine condition. Code: B0710EC £175.

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 £145.

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.

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 Sold.

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 Sold.

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.

Chelsea Derby Neo-Classical Style Plate c1772. A fine Chelsea Derby plate dating to the time of the take-over of the Chelsea factory by Derby and marked with a gold anchor.  It is decorated in neo-classical style with a central garlanded urn, very fashionable during the 1770's.  In generally very fine condition with very little sign of wear to the enamals.  There are however three very old rim chips, one of which is very small, and a firing fault to the footrim.  Still a very good, early piece of porcelain. Code: P0610VC £75.

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 anchor 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   £295.

Chelsea Derby Moulded Cup c1775. A Chelsea Derby coffee cup with moulded garlands, swags and borders, marked with an entwined anchor and D in gold.  In generally very fine condition though with wear to the gold dentil rim. Code: CC0610VC £69.

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