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Penrose Antiques Ltd
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Established in 2010, we are dealers in good quality antique furniture, silver, metalware, fine porcelain, artwork and glassware ranging from the 18th century to the early 20th century. We have a particular interest in the Arts and Crafts movement, and much of our stock dates to this era. We’ve published several books on antiques, which are available via Amazon. We have a large dealers unit at Carlton Fine Arts and Antiques Centre in Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, and we stand at fine arts and antiques fairs in Yorkshire and Lancashire.
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William Billingsley Derby Shell Dessert Dish c.1790

REF: HE042 / LA59757
£1,200
€1,402
$1,509
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Description
We have for sale a very striking William Billingsley decorated shell shaped dessert dish. This fine Derby shell shaped dessert dish is finely decorated in pattern 100 by William Billingsley with a beautifully painted central bouquet of flowers within a gilded a Smith blue border. The base of the plate carries the puce Duesbury mark along with the pattern number 100. Pieces of 18th Century Derby in this pattern are often described as originating from the Rothschild service, a large dinner service in this pattern that was sold by the Rothschild family via a London auction house - see “Derby Porcelain” by John Twitchett. This Derby Dessert dish was exhibited as part of the selling exhibition of rare Derby, Pinxton, Nantgarw and Swansea porcelain "A journey with William Billingsley" 2016, ISBN: 9783741809903' and is illustrated in William Billingsley The Enigmatic Porcelain Artist Decorator and Manufacturer, ISBN: 9783741868078.
declaration
Penrose Antiques Ltd has clarified that the William Billingsley Derby Shell Dessert Dish c.1790 (LA59757) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1790
condition
It is in a very good condition with no chips cracks or repairs but there is some wear to the gilding around the rim.
additional info
Material:
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Origin:
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Date of Manufacture:
c.1790
location
This William Billingsley Derby Shell Dessert Dish c.1790 is located in United Kingdom
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