Dessert Service, 30 Pieces
possibly Royal Crown Derby, 19th century, each piece decorated in iron red underglaze blue and gilt, highlighted with four turquoise-green diaper panels below the rim, including fifteen 8-1/2 in. plates, one plate with chip to underside of rim, one plate with small chip to base rim, one spider crack; three shell-shaped sweetmeat dishes, one with repaired rim chip and crack; rectangular footed centerpiece 3-3/4 in., wobbly; four square dishes, 10 x 10 in.; four oval dishes, 11-1/2 x 8-1/4 in.; two sauce tureens with covers, 6 x 8 in.; together with a small rectangular platter in a similar pattern, 1-1/4 x 10 x 7-3/4 in., minor rim chip, gilding worn . Provenance: Private Collection, Athens, Georgia