Plate painting by Roberto Carignani

Asian collector's plate Ceramic 1970s. All-ceramic plate Measurements : Diameter 42 cm The item is in good conservative condition, no major cosmetic or structural defects to...

Set 18 Plates Arcopal France Rose Collection 1970s. Wonderful set consisting of 18 glass plates. Founded in 1958, Arcopal is a brand of the Cristallerie d'Arc glassworks located ...

Vi presentiamo un piatto scultoreo degli anni ‘80, in ceramica policroma dipinta a mano. Altezza 44 cm Larghezza 77 cm L’articolo è in ottime condizioni conservative, non vi ...

Silver plate painting On the River. Measures: Height 44 cm Width 49cm Painted on silver plate In good conservative condition, present signs of time due to use and age. (Pleas...

Three Meissen porcelain plates showing Old Master paintings German, c. 1880 Height 3.5cm, diameter 24cm Created by the renowned German porcelain ...

This hand-decorated porcelain plate is adorned with exquisite zodiac designs, making this a true collector's item. Any minor discrepancies are the result of craftsmanship and attest ...

An early antique blue and white transfer ware plate by Staffordshire. Stamp on reverse. England, circa 1828.

This is a spectacular and very rare set of ten dessert plates made by Derby in about 1825, which was the Regency era. The plates are richly gilded, each with an individual gilt pattern, and have superb fruit paintings, also each unique, by the famous porcelain decorator Thomas Steel. One can occasionally find one of these plates in the market, but to find a whole set of 10 in such fabulous condition is extremely rare. The Derby factory, later reshaped into Royal Crown Derby, is currently the oldest British porcelain factory still in production. Derby was one of the most prominent potteries right from the start of English porcelain production in the mid 1700s to today. Their items are of exceptionally high quality and many of the designs have become iconic, particularly the Imari designs; many of these are still being made today. Derby made many exciting designs in the Regency era, and these plates are beautiful examples. The marking at the bottom indicates that the plates were produced some time between 1806 and 1825, when the company was called "Bloor Derby"; however the style is from between 1820 and 1825. Thomas Steel (sometimes written as Steele) is considered the very best 19th Century porcelain painter of fruits. He was born in Staffordshire in 1772 and was first apprenticed by Wedgwood. He moved to Derby in 1815, where he became the foremost flower and fruit painter. In 1825 he moved on to the Rockingham factory in Yorkshire, and a few years later to Minton in Staffordshire, where he worked the rest of his life. Steel had a very recognisable style of fruit painting, perhaps best described by the biographer John Haslem: "Steele painted both flowers and insects well, but as a painter of fruit on china he had no superior, if, indeed, he had any equal in his day... His grouping is harmonious, the light and shade well managed, each piece of fruit is well rounded, and the outline softened and blended into the one next to it, each partaking of the reflected colour from the other." These plates each have a different richly gilded border, and octagonal paintings...