Derby Porcelain Figure of Shakespeare, circa 1765

Beautiful English Porcelain Botanical Plaque, Attributed to Derby, Circa 1825 The upright rectangular porcelain plaque is painted with a finely painted grouping...

Golden Harvest: Botanical Naturalism in Derby Porcelain This exquisite set of six plates is a superb example of the Derby Porcelain Factory at its late 18th-century peak, capturing ...

Cross-Cultural Masterpiece: Rare Chinese Export Porcelain Bacchus Mug. After Derby, Circa 1785 An exceptional and rare Chinese Export porcelain mug, modeled in the form of the head...

Antique Derby Porcelain Botanical Salmon-ground Plate, Marsh Hibiscus, by John Brewer after Curtis, The Botanical Magazine, #882, 1806, circa 1815. The Derby Porcelain plate is superbly painted with a Marsh Hibiscus botanical specimen with richly gilded borders with swans and stylized flowerheads on a rich salmon ground.y gilded borders with swans and stylized flowerheads are on a rich salmon ground. The flower is named on the reverse: "Marsh Hibiscus". Diameter: 8 7/8 inches (22.5 cm) Mark: crown, crossed batons, and D mark in red, numerals 4 & 13 in yellow & green inside foot rim. John Brewer, (1764-1816) John was the elder of two brothers who both worked at Derby. Their parents were both artists and from 1762-1767 had studios in London at Rupert Street. Brewer started working at Derby in 1795. He was a talented watercolorist and had never applied his art to porcelain painting. At Derby, he painted a variety of subject matters including plant and flower painting. The Botanical Magazine is one of the oldest - and longest-published - of the British botanical...