Set of 12 Royal Crown Derby Hand-Painted Dinner Plates with Floral Bouquets

There is great and then there is magnificent and these plates made by Royal Crown Derby qualify as magnificent! This set of 12 dinner plates exhibit all of the characteristics of the...

An unusual set of 12 Royal Crown Derby dessert plates featuring an elegant and restrained central subject of subtly different urns wit...

This magnificent set of 12, 19th century Royal Crown Derby service, presentation plates are fit for royalty with the subtle contrast of ivory...

This 15 piece Royal Crown Derby dessert set consists of 11 9" plates, two square bowls and two lozenge shaped footed serving pieces which are classic and versatile. Each piece is han...

This is a set of 12 hand painted Dresden dinner plates depicing Classic Watteau scenes surrounding the borders with masterfully hand painted centers, each a unique scene. The central...

This lovely set of 12 Royal Worcester dinner plates have a warm, soft "earthy" colored enamel decoration highlighted in gold. The colors of seafoam green, salmon, sky blue and ivory ...

This is a stunning set of Royal Worcester dinner plates, each hand painted with different beautiful flower bouquets. These plates are artist signed E. Phillips, who was an artist who...

This is a beautiful part dessert service made by Royal Crown Derby in 1916. The service consists of one serving dish and ten plates, and is decorated with beautiful scalloped rims in turquoise and gilt, delicate flower garlands and a very find flower spray on each item. The Derby Porcelain factory has its roots in the late 1740s, when André Planché, a Walloon Huguenot refugee, started making simple porcelain toys shaped like animals. Local entrepreneur William Duysbury took an interest in his skills and worked with him to improve the quality of his wonderfully shaped items. Together they laid the foundations of what would become a very refined tradition of figure making at Derby. In 1769 Duysbury bought up the bankrupted Chelsea factory, incorporating their reputation for high quality figures, vases and tableware; this combination of traditions, porcelain making skills, sophisticated clients and available work people created one of the best porcelain factories of the 18th and 19th Centuries. The factory went through many ups and downs in the 19th Century and was completely re-constituted in the late 19th Century; today it is one of the very few factories still operative. This plate is a fine example of the Edwardian style with its grace, fine painting and delicate gilt. The pattern has similarities to the famous "Royal Antoinette...

Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner plate with hand-painted fish motif and golden border. Flora / Fauna Danica style. Dated 1968. Diameter: 25.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped....

Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner plate with hand-painted fish motif and golden border. Flora / Fauna Danica style. Dated 1968. Diameter: 25.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped....

Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner plate with hand-painted crayfish motif and golden border. Flora / Fauna Danica style. Dated 1968. Diameter: 25.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stam...

Royal Copenhagen porcelain dinner plate with hand-painted fish motif and golden border. Flora / Fauna Danica style. Dated 1951. Diameter: 25.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped....