Chelsea Derby Porcelain Figures of Shepherd and Shepherdess c1775

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Chelsea Derby Porcelain Figures of Shepherd and Shepherdess c1775Please see our new website periodceramicsandantiques. orgDescription : The shepherdess 'sits' against a sheep, with a low bocage to her left, with her male colleague similarly braced against a tree stump, standing between further bocage and his dog; she hold a posy of flowers, he holds a fipple flute Features: Both characters are extravagantly dressed, and in exceptionally bright colours for rural folk; their clothing shares an identical palette with

if one looks at the piece with the handle projecting to the right

probably from a child's playset

Superbly painted with the famous 1839 pattern

The quality of decoration of this piece suggests that it may well be an original

Very finely painted by William Billingsley c

This piece states from the period 1813-15

William Duesbury I

with an attractive central floral pattern

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A good and unusual early Derby patch-marked small butter boat/sauceboat

19cm in length

Silver lustre rim