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Derby Sampson Hancock Plate, Gilt, Flowers, Signed by S Hancock, 1863-1895

Name: Derby Sampson Hancock Plate, Gilt, Flowers, Signed by S Hancock, 1863-1895
Brand: Derby King Street
Rating: 5 (44 reviews)

$835List Price

About the Item

This is a beautiful plate made by the Derby King Street factory between 1863 and 1895. The plate is decorated with a lavish pattern of gilt and hand painted flowers in the style of the beautiful dinner services that Derby made in the late 18th and early 19th century and signed by Sampson Hancock. The Derby Porcelain Company became very famous for its top quality porcelain. It had bought the Chelsea factory in around 1770 and it was Chelsea's fabulous moulds and skilled workpeople who made Derby great. Derby struggled in the early 19th century and closed its doors in 1848, but a number of workers started a new factory in King Street, Derby. The factory then went through decades of different ownership, and we usually call this period the "Derby King Street" period. From 1862 onwards the factory was officially called Stevenson & Hancock and 1866 Sampson Hancock, and eventually it was merged in 1935 with the much bigger Royal Crown Derby, which was new factory that had been shaped in the 1880s after the original Derby Porcelain. Sampson Hancock was one of the very accomplished and celebrated flower painters at the original Derby factory. Upon its failure he was one of the partners starting the new Derby King Street factory. You can see his fantastic skill in this beautiful plate: each flower is painted with great clarity and liveliness. The crowned Derby King Street mark with S and H was registered in 1861. Initially this stood for Stevenson & Hancock, but as Sampson Hancock became the sole owner in 1866 he kept the S and H. Condition Report The plate is in excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs, crazing or significant wear other than some very light rubbing as visible in the pictures. Antique British porcelain is never perfect. Kilns were fired on coal in the 1800s, and this meant that china from that period can have some firing specks from flying particles. British makers were also known for their experimentation, and sometimes this resulted in technically imperfect results. Due to the shrinkage in the kiln, items can have small firing lines or develop crazing over time, which should not be seen as damage but as an imperfection of the maker's recipes, probably unknown at the time of making. Items have often been used for many years and can have normal signs of wear, and gilt can have signs of slight disintegration even if never handled. I will reflect any damage, repairs, obvious stress marks, crazing or heavy wear in the item description but some minor scratches, nicks, stains and gilt disintegration can be normal for vintage items and need to be taken into account. There is widespread confusion on the internet about the difference between chips and nicks, or hairlines and cracks. I will reflect any damage as truthfully as I can, i.e. a nick is a tiny bit of damage smaller than 1mm and a chip is something you can easily see with the eye; a glazing line is a break in the glazing only; hairline is extremely tight and/or superficial and not picked up by the finger; and a crack is obvious both to the eye and the finger. Dimensions (diameters) 22cm (8.5").

Creator:
Derby King Street (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)Diameter: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1863-1895
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs, crazing or significant wear; some very light rubbing.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: LT-DER031stDibs: LU4805126273092

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