Derby porcelain refers to the fine porcelain produced by the Derby factory in Derby, England, from the mid-18th century to the early 19th century with the exact start and authorship remaining uncertain. The production of porcelain in Derby actually predates the work by Andrew Planche and William Duesbury in 1756, who joined Andrew Planche and John Heath in creating the Nottingham Road factory, later known as Royal Crown Derby and it quickly became one of the leading porcelain manufacturers in England.

The early Derby porcelain was heavily influenced by the Meissen factory in Germany, and featured finely detailed, brightly colored painted scenes, often with ornate gilding. Some of the most popular early designs included figurines, tableware, and vases, which were often adorned with floral motifs, landscapes, and other decorative elements.

In the late 18th century, the factory began to produce more innovative designs, including the famous "Crown Derby" pattern, more...

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An interesting small Derby porcelain figure of a putto, seated…

Derby Porcelain Putto Figure with Vase of Flowers, 1760

An interesting small Derby porcelain figure of a putto, seated on a tree stump, with cloth, holding a vase of flowers, flowers to base, circa 1760. Height 7.5 cm. Exhibition label to base ceramic and glass circle of Australia/ Bendigo Art Gallery/…

A Derby floral encrusted two handled vase, first half 19th…

Derby Floral Encrusted Two Handled Vase

A Derby floral encrusted two handled vase, first half 19th century, of baluster form, decorated with floral encrustations on a green ground with gilded highlights, raised on three paw feet, 32.5 cm high

A garniture of three Derby porcelain vases, first quarter 19th…

Derby Porcelain Vases with English Landscape Scenes

A garniture of three Derby porcelain vases, first quarter 19th century, each hand painted with English landscape scenes and rural settings in a shield shaped reserve, set onto a cobalt blue ground with gilt highlights, raised on square bases, remnant BADA…

Derby (attributed) antique English blue and gilt porcelain vase,…

Antique English Blue and Gilt Porcelain Vase with Floral Decoration

Derby (attributed) antique English blue and gilt porcelain vase, with hand-painted floral decoration in coloured enamels, 19th century, 24 cm high

Derby antique English blue and gilt porcelain potpourri vase,…

Derby antique English blue and gilt porcelain potpourri vase, 19th century, red crown mark to base, 17 cm high

Victorian Derby Imari bud vase circa 1880. 10 cm high

Victorian Derby Imari Bud Vase (1880)

Victorian Derby Imari bud vase circa 1880. 10 cm high

Victorian Bloor Derby miniature vase 'Japan,' pattern, circa…

Victorian Bloor Derby Japan Miniature Vase, 1830

Victorian Bloor Derby miniature vase 'Japan,' pattern, circa 1830, height 9 cm.

19th century Derby posy vase, with a spreading lip and tapering…

Derby Posy Vase with Summer Flowers and Gilt Work

19th century Derby posy vase, with a spreading lip and tapering body, painted with summer flowers surrounded by gilt work and cobalt ground, height 13 cm

Pair of 19th century Derby porcelain posy vases, of floriform…

Derby Porcelain Posy Vases with Hand-Painted Flowers

Pair of 19th century Derby porcelain posy vases, of floriform with acanthus lips, above reserves of hand painted flowers surrounded by cobalt boarders, on scrolled foot, a/f, height 14 cm (2)

Pair of 19th century Derby twin handled vases, c.1815, of pear…

19th Century Derby Twin Handled Rose Vases

Pair of 19th century Derby twin handled vases, c.1815, of pear form, beautifully painted with images of roses surrounded by git on a cobalt ground, flanked by dragon handles, a/f, height 24 cm (2)

An antique English porcelain mantel vase decorated with applied…

English Porcelain Mantel Vase with Applied Flowers and Figures

An antique English porcelain mantel vase decorated with applied flowers and figures, most likely Derby, circa 1825, 37 cm high, 29 cm wide

Pair of early Derby vases, encrusted in applied sprays of…

Encrusted Flower Vases (A/F)

Pair of early Derby vases, encrusted in applied sprays of flowers (A/F)

Derby antique campagna vase, height 22.5 cm

Derby Campagna Vase - Antique Treasure (22.5 cm)

Derby antique campagna vase, height 22.5 cm

A Derby Imari two handled campana vase, with scrolled serpent…

Derby Imari Campana Vase with Serpent Handles

A Derby Imari two handled campana vase, with scrolled serpent handles. English circa 1815. Height 21.5 cm

A King Street Derby blanc de chine vase, probably 1860s,…

King Street Blanc de Chine Vase with Flora Encrustation

A King Street Derby blanc de chine vase, probably 1860s, 1859-1935 Hancock & Stevenson mark in blue, a small bottle vase encrusted with flora, with small repair, blue backstamp, underside, bearing British antique Dealers' Association label, height 15 cm

Antique Derby floral encrusted vase applied blossom decoration,…

Derby Floral Encrusted Vase with Applied Blossom Decoration

Antique Derby floral encrusted vase applied blossom decoration, to cobalt blue ground, gilt highlights, marked to base, height 16 cm.

Early 19th century (Derby) urn vase, ovoid body finely painted…

Gilt-Enriched Derby Urn Vase, 19th Century

Early 19th century (Derby) urn vase, ovoid body finely painted with floral panel all gilt enriched, 21.5 cm height (rim handles restored)

Two antique minature Derby Imari vases 7.5 cm high approx. Red…

Antique Derby Imari Miniature Vases, Circa 1820

Two antique minature Derby Imari vases 7.5 cm high approx. Red mark, circa 1820

Three graduated porcelain campagna vases, 19th century,…

Derby Porcelain Campagna Vases with Floral Panels

Three graduated porcelain campagna vases, 19th century, probably Derby, cobalt blue grounds with gilt accents, the reserve panels hand painted with sprays of flowers, height 22 cm, 18 cm, 16 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Neville Grace, Sydney

Victorian Derby Imari vase with twin mask head handles, 15.5 cm…

Victorian Imari Vase with Mask Handles

Victorian Derby Imari vase with twin mask head handles, 15.5 cm high,

'Near matched antique Derby hand painted vases each with hand…

Antique Derby Hand Painted Floral Vases with Gilt Decoration

'Near matched antique Derby hand painted vases each with hand painted floral decoration by Steel, and extensive gilt decoration on cobalt blue field. Dual handles. Marked to bases. British Antique Dealers Association stamp to each, height 29 cm each. Ex:…

Antique Derby miniature twin handle vase circa 1820, with…

Antique Derby Miniature Twin Handle Vase

Antique Derby miniature twin handle vase circa 1820, with handpainted floral and guilt decoration, height 4.5 cm

Victorian Derby twin handle vase stamped to base, with hand…

Victorian Twin Handle Vase with Bird & Floral Decoration

Victorian Derby twin handle vase stamped to base, with hand painted bird and floral decoration (slight ware to gilt)

A pair of Derby oriental design vases with rich gilded…

Gilded Oriental Vases - 32 cm

A pair of Derby oriental design vases with rich gilded decoration. 32 cm high.

A soft paste rococo vase in the manner of Derby, circa 1750-60,…

Rococo Vase with Turquoise and White Flowers

A soft paste rococo vase in the manner of Derby, circa 1750-60, similar made by Longton hall and bow factories, the asymmetric vase with moulding picked out in turquoise and gilt, decorated to the body with two floral posies and issuing an extravagant…

An early 19th century Derby urn vase, painted with a panel…

Derby Urn Vase with Dermott Abbey Ruins Painting

An early 19th century Derby urn vase, painted with a panel depicting Dermott Abbey ruins in a landscape, reserved on a cobalt ground with gilt enrichments. Factory marks and entitlement under the base. Height 30 cm

A fine pair of Derby Paris shape pedestal vases, 1810-15, with…

Gilded Derby Paris Vases with Summer Flowers

A fine pair of Derby Paris shape pedestal vases, 1810-15, with shaped gilded handles with circular terminals and classical masks, both finely decorated with reserves of bright summer flowers in baskets surrounded by scrolling gilt embellishments on a…

A Derby spill vase, circa 1810, a cylindrical vase with an…

Iron Red Roses Derby Spill Vase

A Derby spill vase, circa 1810, a cylindrical vase with an everted rim finely decorated with naturalistically rendered iron red roses and buds on a gilded ground between arabesque borders; red painted mark and numerals, 37, 29 underside, height 11 cm

A Derby ornithological pedestal vase, circa 1825-35, with…

Derby Bird Pedestal Vase

A Derby ornithological pedestal vase, circa 1825-35, with decoration in the manner of Richard Dodson, the cobalt shield shaped vase with an octagonal reserve painted with three finely painted exotic colourful birds in a landscape setting, with foliate…

A superb pair of Derby covered bottle vases, circa 1830-40, in…

Sevres-style Derby Covered Bottle Vases with Exotic Birds

A superb pair of Derby covered bottle vases, circa 1830-40, in the Sevres style with the French style mark as used by Derby, fine vases in lapis blue with gilt cailloute, decorated with shaped reserves of summer flowers and exotic brightly coloured birds…

A Derby spill vase, circa 1815, with decoration attributed to…

Moses Webster Derby Spill Vase, c. 1815

A Derby spill vase, circa 1815, with decoration attributed to Moses Webster, the cylindrical vase with a flaring rim finely enamel decorated with flowers to an octagonal reserve with a border of gilt enriched neoclassical motifs upon a white ground; with…

A Derby spill vase, circa 1820, the cobalt vase with a flaring…

Derby spill vase with gilded floral medallion, 1820

A Derby spill vase, circa 1820, the cobalt vase with a flaring rim decorated to a richly gilded medallion with brightly coloured blooms upon a pedestal; red mark underside, height 11.5 cm

A Derby rococo Frill vase pot pourri, circa 1760, the moulded…

Derby Rococo Frill Vase Pot Pourri (9 words)

A Derby rococo Frill vase pot pourri, circa 1760, the moulded waisted vase with a pierced lobed rim, extravagant leaf scroll handles picked out in gilt and a pierced undulating frill, with encrusted flowers in pastel colours, painted fruit studies and a…

A Derby reticulated Frill vase, circa 1760, the flaring moulded…

Derby Frill Vase with Encrusted Flowers and Insects

A Derby reticulated Frill vase, circa 1760, the flaring moulded vase with a lattice rim with blue florets, richly encrusted with flowers in colours, with a scattering of butterflies and insects and two flower embellished cupid masks issuing husk motifs,…

A pair of Derby scent bottles and a pair of small Derby vases,…

Derby Scent Bottles, Vases & Cobalt Handles - Set of 6

A pair of Derby scent bottles and a pair of small Derby vases, 1806-1825, the white bottles having roundels of brightly coloured summer blooms with lavish anthemion and foliate embellishments, stoppers absent, with iron red mark underside; a pair of…

Hand painted Derby spill vase, handpainted floral cartouche on…

Hand-painted Derby spill vase with floral cartouche

Hand painted Derby spill vase, handpainted floral cartouche on a blue ground, red Derby mark, small hairline.

A Lynton porcelain (Derby) Bough vase with cover, after 1980,…

Lynton Porcelain Bough Vase with Gilded Floral Sprays

A Lynton porcelain (Derby) Bough vase with cover, after 1980, signed probably by Stefan Nowacki. The semi-circular vase with moulded rims and base, having ram's head lug handles, and lavishly gilded with paste floral sprays and swags, a central cartouche…

A Derby campana vase, circa 1815, the richly gilded vase of…

Gilded Derby Campana Vase with Enamel Floral Bouquet

A Derby campana vase, circa 1815, the richly gilded vase of typical pedestal form with looped snake handles and a reserved rose, passiflora, aquilegia and tulip bouquet in enamel colours, with iron red mark underside and painted numerals 48. Height 20 cm

A fine yellow Derby vase in the Aesthetic manner, 1885, the…

Yellow Derby Vase with Gilt Chrysanthemums

A fine yellow Derby vase in the Aesthetic manner, 1885, the compressed gourd style vase with a slender neck, a pinched rim and an angled rope twist handle beautifully decorated with gilt paste chrysanthemums over base green and red colours upon a vibrant…

A Derby Named View pedestal vase, circa 1815, Reserved with a…

Sublime Italian View Derby Pedestal Vase

A Derby Named View pedestal vase, circa 1815, Reserved with a finely painted sublime view in Italy with embellished 'C; form handles with mascarons and acanthus to a reserve upon a cobalt ground with gilt enrichments, a circular socle to a squared base;…

A Derby Named View pedestal vase, circa 1815, Reserved with a…

Derbyshire View Pedestal Vase

A Derby Named View pedestal vase, circa 1815, Reserved with a finely painted cottage and landscape view in Derbyshire with embellished 'C; form handles with mascarons and acanthus upon a cobalt ground with gilt enrichments, a circular socle to a squared…

A Derby garniture of three blue ground two handled vases and…

Blue Derby Garniture Vases, 1765

A Derby garniture of three blue ground two handled vases and covers, circa 1765. 27 cm high. Provenance: The Barry Byrne Collection, Christie's Sydney, 15 & 16 July 1992, lot 655. Christie's London, 19 November 1979, lot 12. Illustrated: Derby Porcelain,…

Derby Imari lidded squat vase, 13 cm high approx.

Derby Imari Squat Vase with Lid (13cm)

Derby Imari lidded squat vase, 13 cm high approx.

Derby Repousse Ware ball vase, with design registration number…

Derby Repousse Ware Ball Vase - Design Registration No. 123631

Derby Repousse Ware ball vase, with design registration number 123631 to base, 8 cm high approx

A large Derby vase with 'A View in Cumberland', 1806-1825, of…

Cumberland Landscape Derby Vase

A large Derby vase with 'A View in Cumberland', 1806-1825, of typical carinate urn form with a broad waisted neck, foliate scrolled handles, a small stem and circular foot to a square base, reserved with a well painted landscape view upon a cobalt ground…

Victorian Derby yellow ground vase with gilt decoration.

Gilded Yellow Victorian Derby Vase

Victorian Derby yellow ground vase with gilt decoration.

Pair of early Derby vases (slight A/F)

Early Derby Vases (A/F)

Pair of early Derby vases (slight A/F)

A Derby vase, circa 1815-20, the campana shaped vase in cobalt…

Cobalt Blue Derby Vase with Fruit Panel

A Derby vase, circa 1815-20, the campana shaped vase in cobalt blue with serpent ring handles finely decorated with gilt scrolls, acanthus and anthemion motifs, with a panel probably by Thomas Steele of an assortment of summer fruits, iron red marks…

A pair of 18th/19th century Derby porcelain urn vases with two…

Gilt Derby Porcelain Fruit Urn Vases

A pair of 18th/19th century Derby porcelain urn vases with two handles and square bases, each richly gilt and with painted fruit panels on a cobalt blue ground, circa 1795-1805. Some restoration work. Height 30 cm