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

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...

18th century Derby Porcelain figurines. Pair of Derby Porcelain figures circa 1755. Approximately 6" high and 6.5" high. The production...

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...

This is a beautiful pair of Derby figures called the "Garland Shepherds", made in about 1765. The pair is one of Derby's most famous figure pairs. This particular pair is very finely...

This is a beautiful pair of Derby candlestick figures in the shape of flower sellers, made in or shortly after 1765. The pair is called "Shepherd and Shepherdess with Fruit and Flowers" in the Derby pattern book and carries the number E29. 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 entrepeneur 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 for 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 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, which after many ups and downs is still operative today. Derby started making these figures in circa 1860 and brought them out with and without candle sticks. It is not known what the origin is, but it is possible that it was a French engraving after Boucher, as it was for many other Derby figures at the time. The sherpherd couple are clothed in brightly coloured purple flower printed frocks; she carries fruits and flowers in her apron, he has a basket full of flowers and mushrooms at his side and seems to be offering her a pear. They wear hats and he has red ribbons around his arms; both have stylish yellow boots...

Derby porcelain figures of a shepherd and a shepherdess English, circa 1775 Measures: Height 14cm, width 8cm, depth 6cm The figures in this pair are known as ‘bocage’, named so ...