Lot Essay
Cf. F.B. Gilhespy, Derby Porcelain, no. 58.; also Dennis G. Rice, Derby Porcelain, The Golden Years 1750-1770, 1983, p. 152, pl. 123
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CIRCA 1765
Details
TWO DERBY PIGEON TUREENS AND COVERS
Circa 1765
Modelled as nesting birds, lower section as yellow nests fringed with moss and purple feathers, the birds with purple and puce plummage
8½in. (22.4cm.) long (2)
Circa 1765
Modelled as nesting birds, lower section as yellow nests fringed with moss and purple feathers, the birds with purple and puce plummage
8½in. (22.4cm.) long (2)
Provenance
The Christner Collection; Christie's, New York, 30 November - 1 December 1979, lot 22