Derby Sculptures

This is a beautiful pair of porcelain figures made by Derby around 1765. The pair was called the "Idyllic Musicians", numbered 311 in Derby's factory list. The figures are in wonderful condition with only a small amount of invisible restoration. The Derby Porcelain factory has its roots in the late 1740s, when Andrew Planché, a Walloon Huguenot refugee, started making simple porcelain toys shaped like animals in his back yard. In 1756 Staffordshire enameller...

This is a gorgeous porcelain figure of Neptune with a dolphin, made by Derby around the year 1765. The figure is in beautifully restored condition. The Derby Porcelain factory has its roots in the late 1740s, when Andrew Planché, a Walloon Huguenot refugee, started making simple porcelain toys shaped like animals in his back yard. In 1756 Staffordshire enameller...

This is a beautiful porcelain figure of a musician with a flageolet and tabor (fluit and drum), made by Derby around 1765, which was the Rococo era. The figure is one half of a pair ...

This is a beautiful pair of Derby porcelain candlestick figures of a bagpiper and a lady with lute, made between 1759 and 1769, which was the Rococo era. The pair is one of Derby's f...

This is a beautiful Derby porcelain figure of the goddess Minerva made around 1765, which was the Rococo era. The figure is finely made and in f...

Derby was able to produce exceptional work, and these vases are a brilliant example of what they were capable of, when making for the top of the market. The body, the modeling, and t...

This is a sublimely made porcelain figure of the female "Ranelagh Dancer", made by Derby between 1759 and 1769, which was the Rococo era. The figure would originally have had a male ...

This is a gorgeous porcelain figure of Neptune with a dolphin, shaped by Derby possibly as early as around the year 1765, and finished by Bloor Derby in 1829 or 1830. The figure is i...

This is a fabulous pair of Derby porcelain figures of Mars and Venus, made between 1759 and 1769, which was the Rococo era. This is what is called the "Patchmark" era of Derby's figu...

This is a fabulous pair of Derby porcelain figures of Winter and Spring, made between 1756 and 1759, which was the Rococo era. This is what is called the "Pale Family" era of Derby's figure production. Originally these figures formed part of a set of four that included Summer and Autumn. The Derby Porcelain factory has its roots in the late 1740s, when Andrew Planché, a Walloon Huguenot refugee, started making simple porcelain toys shaped like animals in his back yard. In 1756 Staffordshire enameller William Duysbury and banker John Heath started a new porcelain factory with Planché and this was to grow out to the largest factory of its time, buying up the bankrupted Chelsea and Bow factories, as well as the stock of several other workshops including that of James Giles. The combination of various traditions, porcelain making skills and sophisticated clients enabled Duesbury to create one of the best porcelain factories of the 18th and 19th Centuries, which after many ups and downs is still operative today. We see Vulcan as Winter, wrapped in a purple mantle...

This is a beautiful pair of Chelsea-Derby porcelain candlestick figures of a bagpiper and a lady with lute, made in about 1775, which was the Rococo era. The pair is one of Derby's f...

This is a beautiful pair of Derby porcelain figures of Mars and Minerva, made between 1759 and 1769, which was the Rococo era. The pair is one of Derb...