A Derby part dessert service circa 1815-1820 painted by Thom...

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£2,100

A Derby part dessert service circa 1815-1820 painted by Thomas Steel with panels of fruits and flowers within gilt borders of 18 pieces and 3 piece tureen, to include a sauce tureen cover and stand, shaped dishes and plates

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12 x 9" plates - Picture panels good - but wear to gilding on nearly all. There are hairlines or crazing to back of 4. 2 have small chips to rims on reverse. One 1" crazing stain to reverse of one.
2 x Rectangular quatrefoil dishes - sound
1 x 'shell' shaped dish - sound
2 x 'heart' shaped dishes - sound
1 x frilled edge diamond shaped dish - sound
Sauce tureen - lid ok - gilding good
Tureen ok - some wear to gilding, saucer ok, some gilding wear