Antique Set Of Six Derby Coffee Cans With Uncommon Ear Shaped Handles All Marked

DESCRIPTION : Here is a set of six early 19th century Derby porcelain coffee cans. Hand decorated with a central orange band with enamelled puce fleur de lis type decoration that scrolls down to a flower head on each side with a leaf to each flower head. Between the puce decoration are gilt lotus leaf type decoration. They have a gilt diamond shaped pattern to the top rim and a gilt pattern to the bottom rims. The handles are of the uncommon ear shape and are gilded to the backs of the handles. All are marked to the base with red painted crown over crossed batons with six dots over a D. SIZE : The coffee cans each measures 7.3 cm to top of handle and 6.5 cm in diameter. Total Weight is 560 g before packing. CONDITION : Can 1 : Has a large scratch as in picture 8 but this has been done in the making as two of the gilt lotus leaves go over the scratch. Minor scratching to the orange ground. General ware to the gilt handle but nothing serious. No chips, cracks or restoration and rings well. Can 2 : Small paint loss to tip of puce leaf to right hand flower.

Very minor scratching to orange ground. General ware to gilt handle but nothing serious. Can 3 : Very minor scratching to the orange ground but nothing serious. A little gilt ware to the pattern around base but noting serious. General ware to the gilt handle again nothing serious.

Can 4 : Firing crack to the base inside the can as in picture 9 which is in the making. Minor scratching to orange ground but nothing serious. Very minor gilt ware to top rim. General minor ware to the gilt handle but pretty good.

Can 5 : Chip to foot as in picture 7. Minor gilt ware to top rim and to the gilt patter around the base.

Minor gilding ware to handle but pretty good. No other chips, cracks or restoration and rings well. Can 6 : Firing crack to the base inside the can as in picture 9 which is in the making. Minor gilt ware to top rim. Gilt diamond pattern around top rim has some ware.

The gilt pattern around the base has some ware all way around as in picture 10 and being the worst one. One very minor scratch to the orange ground. General ware to handle this being the most worn as in pic? Pictures 11 and 12 are the the ones with the most ware to the top rim with diamond patter and to the handle which has the most ware. Please contact me if you have any more questions or need pictures.

The item "ANTIQUE SET OF SIX DERBY COFFEE CANS WITH UNCOMMON EAR SHAPED HANDLES ALL MARKED" is in sale since Sunday, December 13, 2020. This item is in the category "Pottery, Porcelain & Glass\Date-Lined Ceramics\Pre-c.

The seller is "jelbart123" and is located in Warrington. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Colour: SILVER GROUND
Material: Porcelain/ China
Use: Decorative
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Object Type: COFFEE CAN
Date Range: 1800 TO 1820
Product Type: Cups & Saucers
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-c.1840
Boxed/ Unboxed: Unboxed
Manufacturer/ Type: DERBY