A DERBY SALMON-GROUND PART SERVICE

CIRCA 1795, PUCE CROWN, CROSSED BATONS AND D MARK, PATTERN NO. 65, GILDER'S NO. 2, MOST PIECES PAINTED BY WILLIAM BILLINGSLEY

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A DERBY SALMON-GROUND PART SERVICE
Circa 1795, puce crown, crossed batons and D mark, pattern no. 65, gilder's no. 2, most pieces painted by William Billingsley
From the service made for the Prince Regent, the center finely painted with a branch of rose within a gilt beaded oval, the rim gilt with half-flowerheads and tassels beneath a pink band, comprising:
A pair of cylindrical ice-pails, covers and liners
A septafoil bowl
A lozenge-shaped dish
A circular scalloped dish
An oval platter
Nine plates, in two sizes (16)

Lot Essay

Cf. Gilbert Bradley, Derby Porcelain 1750-1798, London, 1990, p. 156, for a similarly decorated plate from this service made for the Prince of Wales just before he became King William IV; also The House Sale, Christie's New York, 3 June 2003, lot 48 for a lobed oval dish.

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