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Derby Pair of Cache Pots, Yellow, Flowers by William Billingsley, ca 1795
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This is a pair of cache pots made by the Derby Porcelain Company in 1795. The pair is decorated in bright canary or "Scarsdale" yellow and a white band with large flowers painted by the famous painter William Billingsley. The pots have gilded shell shaped handles.
The Derby Porcelain Company, later called Royal Crown Derby, is currently the oldest British porcelain factory still in production. The Derby pottery was one of the most prominent potteries right from the start of English porcelain production in the mid 1700s to today, and the factory went through many iterations. In the 1820s, it was called "Bloor Derby" as it came under the ownership of Robert Bloor; this factory later closed but its legacy was continued under the ownership of a group of employees, and later this was merged into a new factory called Royal Crown Derby, which is still in operation today and still carries forward some of the oldest patterns that have made it famous over the centuries.
William Billingsley was a brilliant but notoriously difficult man who left behind a trail of debts, broken hearts and mystery - but he was also one of the most important people in the history British porcelain. Billingsley revolutionised the way British decorators painted flowers; he added a freedom and artistry that now singles out British flower painting, and he created a new technique for painting roses, which you can see in this design. Billingsley worked at Derby, Worcester and Mansfield. He also set up his own potteries in Pinxton and Nantgarw and created some of the best porcelain ever made, but racking up great debts, before running off in the dead of night and ending his days at Coalport painting flowers.
Items painted by William Billingsley are rare and very much in demand - together with Thomas Baxter's work they are probably among the most desired pieces of British porcelain.
The pots are marked with the puce crowned Derby mark.
CONDITION REPORT The pots are in excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing, and only minor flaws. There is a bit of discolouration on the rim of one of the pots; there are two tiny scuffs off one of the pots, and overall there is minor rubbing or scratching to both pots, as visible in the pictures. At some point in time there has been a rectangular sticker on one of the pots; the faint remnants are visible in one of the images.
Antique British porcelain is never perfect. Kilns were fired on coal in the 1700s, 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. Etcetera - I try to be as accurate as I can and please feel free to ask questions or request more detailed pictures!
DIMENSIONS the pots are 15cm (6") wide incl. handles, and stand 13.5cm (5.25") tall.
- Creator:Derby (Maker),William Billingsly (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Diameter: 6 in (15.24 cm)
- Style:George III (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:1790-1799
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1795
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. In perfect antique condition without damage, repairs or crazing, and minor rubbing.
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: A-DER721stDibs: LU4805142341992
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