Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Demitasse Cup, Imari Patt. 2712, Edwardian 1913

This is a charming teacup and saucer made by the Derby King Street factory in 1889. The set is decorated with a striking Imari pattern, which is characteristic for the Derby factory....

This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Derby in about 1785. The set has the distinctive "artichoke" moulding and a bright turquoise ground with the white artichoke surface...

This is a beautiful coffee cup and saucer made by Samuel Alcock around 1830, which was the Rococo Revival era. The set is decorated with a bold Imari pattern and has a "ring-moulded" shape. Samuel Alcock was one of the many potters in Staffordshire such as Spode, Coalport, H&R Daniel and many others during the 1830s and 1840s. He was perhaps not the most well-known of potters but produced very high quality wares and original designs, often standing out for their bright choice of colours and beautiful shapes. The Alcock factory is not well documented so although they had a huge output, items are often mis-identified and we don't know much about the production process of artists, even though the wares have a very high quality that equals that of the more well known factories. The Rococo style was originally a style of the 18th Century. After the Baroque style, which was highly symmetrical and well-designed as it aimed to express the perfection of God, the Rococo style was a reaction that expressed the unpredictability and flow of nature. "Rococo" is derived from the French word "rocaille", which stands for a mass of pebbles that are self-organised in a completely unpredictable mess, for instance on the beach or in the mountains. Rococo moved away from the stranglehold that religion had on the arts: it was capricious, asymmetrical, charming and worldly. As Europe got mired in various wars between Germany, France and Britain, the general style got much more austere again and people embraced neo-classicism. But in the 1830s and 1840s, the seemingly unlimited fortunes of the Industrial Revolution sparked a revival of Rococo, once again creating natural shapes that are not always symmetrical and don't particularly make rational sense. This coffee cup can...

This is a very charming "breakfast" teacup and saucer with a plate, made by Derby / Bloor Derby between 1806 and 1825. It is likely that the set was potted between 1806 and 1825, then decorated and brought to the market around 1825. A breakfast cup is a large teacup...

This is a very fine high-footed campana made by Royal Crown Derby in 1916 in the Edwardian style. The vase has a deep cobalt or mazarine blue ground with sublime raised gilt decorati...

This is a spectacular 17-piece tea service serving four, made by New Hall around the year 1810. The service consists of a teapot with cover on a stand, a sucrier with cover, a milk j...

19th century Royal Crown Derby demitasse service, Imari pattern #198, in classical Japanese chinoiserie taste having a beautiful painted Imari palett...

ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern Number 2451 - Vintage bone china tea cup with fluted sides (replacement - circa 1950's) and an antique sau...

These five small cup and saucer sets, and one additional saucer, were made by the well known Royal Crown Derby maker of England and date to appro...

Set of 6 Estate English Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Demitasse Cups and Saucers. Cups: height - 2.5 inches, diameter - 2.5 inches Saucers: he...

This teapot and cream and sugar set were made by the well known Royal Crown Derby maker of England and dates to approximately 1850 and done in the period Chinoiserie style. The set i...

A fine set of 12 Royal Crown Derby porcelain cups & saucers In the Border Imari pattern (No. 8450) Consisting of 12 cups and 12 saucers all with scalloped rims, gilt highlights, an...