William Quaker Pegg Atributed Derby c.1795

We have for sale a bit of a rarity, a Derby dessert plate c1795 the decoration of which is attributed to the derby decorator William Quaker Pegg. This is very much a plate for the collector of very rare Derby Porcelain. This derby desert plate is very hard to source and examples very seldom come to market. It is decorated with a gilt dentil rim around a wide band decorated with gilt floral motifs. Within this border, the central region is painted with an apple green ground around a central gilt bordered panel painted with roses and other flowers. The back of the plate carries a blue Duesbury mark along with a label indicating that the plate was item No 46 or 96 in the collection of the well known Deby porcelain expert, R.H. French. A similar plate was illustrated in the William "Quaker" Pegg Bicentenary Exhibition, 1813 - 2013, see the Derby Porcelain Society web site. This plate is one of only a few the decoration of which is attributed to Quaker Pegg during his early career at Derby. The plate is just over 9.5 inches (24cm) in diameter and is in an excellent condition other than a few knife marks to the central decoration.