FINE ENGLISH PORCELAIN DISH, THE FIRST DERBY JAPAN PATTERN, 'KYLIN PATTERN' NO. 4 C.1810-15
"A striking Derby porcelain oval shaped dish, hand painted with the rare first Derby Japan 'Kylin pattern', of mythical figures. Note the orientally inspired unusual decorative pattern to reverse. Great for display in a vibrant colour palette. A simply fabulous example of a rare Derby plate for your English porcelain collection." Antiques Expert Hamilton Bear.
 
References: For an identical Derby pattern plate identified as: "The first Japan pattern to appear, No. 4 in the Pattern Books, Mark Pseudo-oriental.", see, Crown Derby Porcelain, F. Brayshaw Gilhespy (F. Lewis 1951) plate 61 fig 108.
Dimensions: length 263 mm max. width 208 mm max.
Marks: Unusual stylised oriental character mark in blue square
Condition: In great display condition. Decoration is excellent. There are no damage chips or restoration caused by careless handling. Condition report: Typical fine light background glaze crazing. A shallow surface glaze firing hairline to the reverse, across the mark, where a hair stuck to the glaze before firing. Note one shallow small firing chip to rim, fully glazed over and again a product of manufacture. This is quite difficult to spot in general photographs. Please view close up image.
 
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£325.00