A Derby stand and a 'spectacle' plate, circa 1758-62
The stand of shaped oval form, painted in 'Moth Painter' style with an apple and brightly coloured insects, within a wide pale yellow border and a brown line rim, 24cm wide, the 'spectacle' plate with a pierced border and brightly painted leaf-moulded centre, 18cm diam (2)
Provenance
R David Butti Collection
An almost identical pierced stand is illustrated by H G Bradley (ed.), Ceramics of Derbyshire (1978), p.75, no.96.
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The stand of shaped oval form, painted in 'Moth Painter' style with an apple and brightly coloured insects, within a wide pale yellow border and a brown line rim, 24cm wide, the 'spectacle' plate with a pierced border and brightly painted leaf-moulded centre, 18cm diam (2)
Provenance
R David Butti Collection
An almost identical pierced stand is illustrated by H G Bradley (ed.), Ceramics of Derbyshire (1978), p.75, no.96.