Derby Octagonal Plate, Similar to the Lowther Castle Service, c.1810

Antique Derby Porcelain Botanical Salmon-ground Plate, Marsh Hibiscus, by John Brewer after Curtis, The Botanical Magazine, #882, 1806, circa 1815. The Derby Porcelain plate is superbly painted with a Marsh Hibiscus botanical specimen with richly gilded borders with swans and stylized flowerheads on a rich salmon ground.y gilded borders with swans and stylized flowerheads are on a rich salmon ground. The flower is named on the reverse: "Marsh Hibiscus". Diameter: 8 7/8 inches (22.5 cm) Mark: crown, crossed batons, and D mark in red, numerals 4 & 13 in yellow & green inside foot rim. John Brewer, (1764-1816) John was the elder of two brothers who both worked at Derby. Their parents were both artists and from 1762-1767 had studios in London at Rupert Street. Brewer started working at Derby in 1795. He was a talented watercolorist and had never applied his art to porcelain painting. At Derby, he painted a variety of subject matters including plant and flower painting. The Botanical Magazine is one of the oldest - and longest-published - of the British botanical...

This is a stunning and extremely rare plate made by Derby between about 1795 and 1800. This plate is not only beautiful, it is a true piece of history. The plate has a nice ribbed r...

Antique Derby Porcelain Botanical Salmon-ground Plate, Annual Lavetera, by John Brewer, Circa 1815. The Derby porcelain plate is boldly p...

The beautiful and stylish Derby porcelain set of six plates are painted by William Longden with fruit within a heart-shaped gilt border. The fruit depicted include grapes, plums, str...