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Lot 4040
A Rare and Early Derby Partial Dessert Service
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
(15) pieces, England, first quarter 19th century, the set consisting of (12) individual plates (8 in.) with (3) serving dishes, hand-painted design of blue leaves surrounding a compass starburst on a peach-tone ground, the leaf outlines and rims detailed in gold, not marked but for one individual plate.

From a Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Very good condition given the age; gilt losses at the edges; some few raised dot decorations with enamel loss.