Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 11

Derby Porcelain Figure ‘Belisarius and Daughter’, c. 1820

About the Item

A rare Derby porcelain figure of Belisarius and his daughter, c. 1820. Probably modelled by J.J. Spangler, as a young woman, wearing 18th Century costume, supporting her elderly, blind father, who wears Classical attire, and a turban. They stand upon a gilt lined grassy mound circular base, strewn with flowering plants. Incised model number ‘370’ to the underside of the base. Medium: Porcelain Measures: Height: 26.5 cm, 10 3/8”. Width: 13 cm, 5 1/8”. Depth: 13 cm, 5 1/8”. Condition: Repair to his left hand and stick. To the feathers and brim of her hat. Minor wear to the overglaze enamels.
  • Creator:
    Derby (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.44 in (26.5 cm)Diameter: 5.12 in (13 cm)
  • Style:
    Georgian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Porcelain,Fired
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1820
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Repair to his left hand and stick. To the feathers and brim of her hat. Minor wear to the overglaze enamels. Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Gargrave, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4397127611672
More From This SellerView All
  • Derby porcelain grazing sheep, c. 1760.
    By Derby
    Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
    A rare Derby porcelain figure of a sheep, c. 1760. The finely modelled sheep, grazing amongst a flower strewn base, and painted with liver coloured spots. Unusually, the base is hand...
    Category

    Antique 1760s English Georgian Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Pair Derby Porcelain Bocage Candlesticks, C. 1765
    By Derby
    Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
    Pair of Derby porcelain bocage candlesticks, c. 1765. Modelled as a boy and girl gathering flowers in their aprons, before elaborate bocage. Each figure with a candle sconce issuing from the bocage. Set upon elaborate rococo scroll...
    Category

    Antique 1760s English Georgian Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Coalport Porcelain Porter Mug, J.H. Smith, Dated 1820
    By Coalport Porcelain
    Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
    A fine and rare Coalport porcelain Porter Mug, dated 1820. The large mug with a blue ground, and finely painted by John Holmes Smith, with a scene of a man ...
    Category

    Antique 1820s English Georgian Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Royal Crown Derby porcelain vase and cover. Desire Leroy, d. 1897.
    By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain
    Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
    Royal Crown Derby porcelain vase and cover, painted by Desire Leroy, dated 1897. The Sevres style twin handled vase, hand painted with swags of flowers,...
    Category

    Antique Early 1900s English Louis XV Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Pair Meissen porcelain covered and hen, c. 1920.
    By Meissen Porcelain
    Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
    A fine and large pair of Meissen porcelain figures of a cockerel and a hen, c. 1920. Originally modelled by J.J. Kaendler, the plumage finely moulded, and heightened in vibrant ename...
    Category

    Vintage 1920s German Georgian Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Meissen porcelain shepherd & shepherdess, c. 1770.
    By Meissen Porcelain
    Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
    A fine pair of Meissen porcelain figure groups, c.1765 -1775. Elaborately modelled by Carl Christoph Punct, as a shepherd and shepherdess, in 18th Century dress, and set upon open ro...
    Category

    Antique 1770s German Georgian Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain

You May Also Like
  • Large 18th-Century Derby Porcelain Figure Emblematic of Africa
    By Derby
    Located in Downingtown, PA
    Large Derby Porcelain Figure of Africa, From a series known as the "Four Quarters". Circa 1765 The large figure, emblematic of Africa, is depic...
    Category

    Antique Mid-18th Century Georgian Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Bloor Derby Porcelain Figure of a Seated Turk C.1820
    By Bloor Derby
    Located in Exeter, GB
    A very fine Bloor Derby porcelain figure of a seated Turk, sitting cross-legged in traditional costume, a hookah at his side, on a cushion base ...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Bloor Derby Pair of Porcelain Figures, Stag and Doe, circa 1765-1820
    By Derby, Bloor Derby
    Located in London, GB
    This is a very charming pair of porcelain figures of a stag and a doe, probably cast by Derby in about 1760 and decorated by Bloor Derby in 1820. The figures are a simple white porce...
    Category

    Antique 1760s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Derby Porcelain Figure of Neptune and Dolphin on a Shell, ca 1785
    By Derby
    Located in London, GB
    This is a stunning porcelain figure of Neptune with a dolphin standing on a sea shell, made by Derby around the year 1785. The figure is in beautiful original condition. We have one other Neptune figure from 1765, please see separate listing. 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...
    Category

    Antique 1780s English Rococo Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Antique Derby English Porcelain Figure of Children in a Garden
    By Meissen Porcelain, Derby, Bow Porcelain
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    A fine antique English porcelain figurine. By the Derby Porcelain Works. With 3 children in a garden accompanied by a lamb and a cat. The boy is reclining against a tall flowery plant and holding a pipe or scoop in his hand. Simply a great antique Derby figurine...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century English Victorian Porcelain

    Materials

    Porcelain

  • Antique Topographical Derby English Porcelain Plate Entitled 'Near Derby'
    By Derby
    Located in Philadelphia, PA
    A fine antique 19th century Derby hard paste porcelain plate. Decorated with a hand painted topographical scene to its center. The scene depicts a bucolic landscape 'Near Derby' in a gilt cartouche and surrounded by a gilt cornucopia...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century British George III Dinner Plates

    Materials

    Porcelain

Recently Viewed

View All