Chelsea-Derby Figure of a Gallant with a Tri-Corn Hat, circa 1770

Derby was able to produce exceptional work, as this figure of a recument ram attests. Skillfully sculpted, moulded and potted, there is something about the expression produced by the...

This is a charming Derby figure of a shepherdess with a garlanded lamb, made in or shortly after 1760. The figure is one half of a set called the "Garland...

This is a rather rare pair of porcelain figures made by Derby around 1770. The pair was called the "Boy and Girl in Turkish Costumes", numbered 63 in Derby's factory list. They depic...

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...