A Derby coffee cup, painted by Zachariah Boreman, en puce ca...

Hammer

£65

A Derby coffee cup, painted by Zachariah Boreman, en puce camaïeu with riverside landscapes, each reserve within gilt interlocking ovals, the exterior with gilt trailing borders of leaves and berries, gilt line rim, decorator's mark numbered 1 in puce for Thomas Soar, puce crown, crossed batons D mark in puce, c.1785

Twitchett, John, Derby Porcelain, p157, illu 171 for a similar cabaret set.

Note: The scene is said to be taken from areas in the Chelsea Reach section of the River Thames

Provenance G Cope Collection label

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Good condition