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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2940BBoston
October 6, 2016 04:00 PMCalender
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105 Pieces of Assorted English Derby Tableware

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$5,228$4,250
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2940BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 07, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

105 Pieces of Assorted English Derby Tableware, late 18th to 19th century, each polychrome decorated to a white ground, red flowers and gilt and cobalt blue highlights; forty-eight dinner plates, dia. 10; eighteen dessert plates, dia. 7; eighteen soup plates, dia. 10; four covered serving dishes, ht. 10; a soup tureen, ht. 9 1/4; ten serving trays of varying sizes, lg. 11 to 17 3/4; three covered soup bowls, two with undertrays, ht. 5 1/2; and a rectangular serving dish, lg. 10 1/2 in.

N.B. Sold to benefit the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Overall showing signs of wear including craquelure, some staining/signs of age and use, some with hairlines, large platter with active crack, one covered dish has a broken lid (pieces included),worn/loss of gilding and decorated surfaces are worn. Some bearing marks on reverse as shown in photos.


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Keywords

Derby Tableware