Lot Essay
Cf. Anthony Hoyte, The Charles Norman Collection of 18th Century Derby Porcelain (1996), p. 36 for an illustration of a coffee can and saucer painted with the almost identical pattern numbered 241.
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CIRCA 1790, PUCE CROWN, CROSSED BATONS AND D MARKS, PATTERN 245, GILDER'S NUMBER 6
Details
A Derby green-ground teabowl and saucer
Circa 1790, puce crown, crossed batons and D marks, pattern 245, gilder's number 6
Painted in the manner of George Complin with a still life of fruit and berries, within a gilt fretted panel, the interior rim of the teabowl and well of the saucer gilt with a band of leaves (restored rim chip to teabowl, tiny chip to footrim of saucer, some scratches and light rubbing to gilding)
Circa 1790, puce crown, crossed batons and D marks, pattern 245, gilder's number 6
Painted in the manner of George Complin with a still life of fruit and berries, within a gilt fretted panel, the interior rim of the teabowl and well of the saucer gilt with a band of leaves (restored rim chip to teabowl, tiny chip to footrim of saucer, some scratches and light rubbing to gilding)