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A Very Fine Derby Porcelain Porter Mug C.1805 - 1810
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A Very Fine Derby Porcelain Porter Mug C.1805 - 1810

19th century
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A very fine Derby Porcelain Porter Mug c.1805-10 Duesbury & Kean period. Of cylindrical shape with an angular handle, the main body, finely painted in coloured enamels with a neoclassical pattern incorporating birds, mythical beasts in gold with chasing to heighten the gilt decoration. Around the rim is a wide band with an orange ground along with some more classically inspired gold decoration. 

Marked with a purple crown over crossed batons and letter D to the base. Gilders / Decorators mark 40

Condition: Very small rim chip and a small amount of wear to the gilding. 

Porter is a style of beer that was developed in London in the early 18th century. It is well-hopped and dark in appearance owing to the use of brown malt

Physical Dimensions
Height
13cm (5.12")
Width
12.5cm (4.92")
Declaration

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Derby Porcelain Porter Mug to the Regency era.

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Description
A very fine Derby Porcelain Porter Mug c.1805-10 Duesbury & Kean period. Of cylindrical shape with an angular handle, the main body, finely painted in coloured enamels with a neoclassical pattern incorporating birds, mythical beasts in gold with chasing to heighten the gilt decoration.
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Around the rim is a wide band with an orange ground along with some more classically inspired gold decoration.
Fine Antique English Porcelain

 

fig 1. A Regency Derby porcelain porter mug featuring hand painted bird motifs, an orange gilded upper border, and an angular handle.
fig 1. A Very Fine Derby Porcelain Porter Mug C.1805 - 1810

Marked with a purple crown over crossed batons and letter D to the base. Gilders / Decorators mark 40

Condition: Very small rim chip and a small amount of wear to the gilding. 

Porter is a style of beer that was developed in London in the early 18th century. It is well-hopped and dark in appearance owing to the use of brown malt

Height
13cm (5.12")
Width
12.5cm (4.92")
Date of Manufacture

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Derby Porcelain Porter Mug to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1145848
Fine Antique English Porcelain
Fine Antique English Porcelain
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Jonathan purt is a specialist in fine antique english porcelain

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Archive I A Regency Derby porcelain porter mug featuring hand painted bird motifs, an orange gilded upper border, and an angular handle.

A Very Fine Derby Porcelain Porter Mug C.1805 - 1810

Archive II A Regency Derby porcelain porter mug featuring hand painted bird motifs, an orange gilded upper border, and an angular handle. View II
Archive III A Regency Derby porcelain porter mug featuring hand painted bird motifs, an orange gilded upper border, and an angular handle. View III
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A Regency Derby porcelain porter mug featuring hand painted bird motifs, an orange gilded upper border, and an angular handle.
A very fine Derby Porcelain Porter Mug c.1805 - 1810
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A Regency Derby porcelain porter mug featuring hand painted bird motifs, an orange gilded upper border, and an angular handle.
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A porter mug is a straight-sided ceramic vessel with a single handle, originally produced in 18th and early 19th-century Britain for consuming porter ale.

Regency porcelain mugs were crafted from soft-paste porcelain or bone china, decorated using overglaze polychrome enamel paints and burnished gold leaf gilding.

Authentic Derby porcelain from this period typically features red factory crown marks on the base, detailed hand-painted decoration, and translucent soft-paste body glaze.

Antique porcelain pieces can be displayed on sideboards, inside glass-front cabinets, or on open shelving to serve as decorative historic focal points.

Clean gently by hand using lukewarm water and mild detergent, avoiding abrasive cloths, chemicals, or submersion to preserve the gilded surfaces and painted enamels.
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