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English Porcelain Coffee Cup Derby Marine Manufacture Late XVIII 18th Century
Porcelain coffee cup from the Derby Manufactory, circa 1795-1800, blue mark with crown, crossed batons and letter D, captioned "an engagement".
The rim of the cup is decorated with a painting depicting a naval battle standing out against a plain green background. The confrontation scene is reminiscent of the work of painter George Robertson, and was inspired by the Anglo-Dutch wars, the fourth and last of which took place between 1780 and 1784.
Many models referenced:
Bibliography
-F. brayshaw Gilhespy, Derby Porcelain, fig. 114
-John Twitchett FRSA, DerbyPorcelain, p. 188, fig. 223 and p. 194 fig. 235
Auction
-Mellors and Kirk in Nottingham on April 30, 2009, lot 106
The rim of the cup is decorated with a painting depicting a naval battle standing out against a plain green background. The confrontation scene is reminiscent of the work of painter George Robertson, and was inspired by the Anglo-Dutch wars, the fourth and last of which took place between 1780 and 1784.
Many models referenced:
Bibliography
-F. brayshaw Gilhespy, Derby Porcelain, fig. 114
-John Twitchett FRSA, DerbyPorcelain, p. 188, fig. 223 and p. 194 fig. 235
Auction
-Mellors and Kirk in Nottingham on April 30, 2009, lot 106
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