GROUP OF EIGHT DERBY CROWN PORCELAIN SOUP BOWLS, TWO BREAD PLATES, A SERVING BOWL, A PLATE & A CANDLESTICK IN THE IMARI PATTERN,English, 19th Century. Marked underglaze in red and most also incised. Comprised of eight large soup bowls measuring 10 1/2" diameter; two small bread plates measuring 8" diameter; and a small candlestick measuring 1 1/2" high; an oval open serving dish measuring 11" long; and a single small dish measuring 5 1/2" diameter. (13 total) Estimate $400-600
PROVENANCE: Estate of Virginia Summerlin Wilcox, Washington, DC
Minor losses to gilt, with one 1/4" area on one bowl having no gilt to the rim. some surface wear commensurate with age, crazing. No chips, cracks or restorations.
