Live Auction 16719The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part I
A DERBY PORCELAIN YELLOW-GROUND BOTANICAL PART DESSERT SERVICE
Lot 215

A DERBY PORCELAIN YELLOW-GROUND BOTANICAL PART DESSERT SERVICE

CIRCA 1795, BLUE CROWNED CROSSED BATONS AND SCRIPT D MARKS, PATTERN NUMBER 216, THE FLOWERS POSSIBLY PAINTED BY JOHN BREWER

Closed9 May 2018

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A DERBY PORCELAIN YELLOW-GROUND BOTANICAL PART DESSERT SERVICE
CIRCA 1795, BLUE CROWNED CROSSED BATONS AND SCRIPT D MARKS, PATTERN NUMBER 216, THE FLOWERS POSSIBLY PAINTED BY JOHN BREWER
Finely painted with various flower specimens, the species identified in English on the underside, within gilt berried vine and gilt-edged yellow borders, comprising: two fruit coolers, covers and liners, with coiled snake finials; four navette-shaped sauce tureens, covers and stands; a fluted, footed compote; four quatrefoil dishes; four shell-shaped dishes; two heart-shaped dishes; two scalloped oval dishes; twenty-two plates; and a bough-pot and cover
16 ½ in. high overall, the bough-pot and cover

Acquired from Delomosne & Son, London, 1959, as a Christmas gift from David to Peggy Rockefeller (the main service).
Acquired from James Robinson, New York, January 1966 (the covered vases).
Acquired from Delomosne & Son, London, February 1966 (the fruit coolers).

Specialist note

For a further example in this pattern, see: J. Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, London, 1980, p. 216, no. 268.