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A Rare Duesbury & Kean Period Derby Porcelain Teacup & Saucer C.1810
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A Rare Duesbury & Kean Period Derby Porcelain Teacup & Saucer C.1810

18th century
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A very rare Duesbury & Kean period Derby porcelain teacup and saucer c.1810. The bucket shaped cup with square handle, boldly decorated all over trompe l'oeil style with a deck of playing cards on a black ground, the centre with a duty card with the name WHEELER on the Teacup, the same pattern repated on the saucer but with the duty card with the name HUNT. Crown, crossed batons and D mark in red.

Playing card games was a popular pastime in the Georgian era. Favourite games were Whist, Cribbage, Piquet and Loo.

Condition. No damage or restoration to the saucer. A short hairline crack to the rim of the teacup has been invisibly restored.

For a similarly decorated plate sold by Bonhams see: https://www.bonhams.com/zh-hk/auction/27666/lot/563/an-interesting-english-porcelain-playing-cards-plate-circa-1820/

A rare Derby porcelain Counter box and cover decorated with playing cards is illustrated by John Twitchett in his first book on Derby Porcelain – See plate 314, page 239.

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Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Derby Porcelain Teacup Saucer to the Georgian era.

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A very rare Duesbury & Kean period Derby porcelain teacup and saucer c.1810. The bucket shaped cup with square handle, boldly decorated all over trompe l'oeil style with a deck of playing cards on a black ground, the centre with a duty card with the name WHEELER on the Teacup, the same pattern repated on the saucer but with the duty card with the name HUNT. Crown, crossed batons and D mark in red.
fig 1. An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern.
fig 1. A Rare Duesbury & Kean Period Derby Porcelain Teacup & Saucer C.1810

Playing card games was a popular pastime in the Georgian era. Favourite games were Whist, Cribbage, Piquet and Loo.

Condition. No damage or restoration to the saucer. A short hairline crack to the rim of the teacup has been invisibly restored.

fig 2. An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern.
fig 2. A Rare Duesbury & Kean Period Derby Porcelain Teacup & Saucer C.1810

For a similarly decorated plate sold by Bonhams see: https://www.bonhams.com/zh-hk/auction/27666/lot/563/an-interesting-english-porcelain-playing-cards-plate-circa-1820/

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A rare Derby porcelain Counter box and cover decorated with playing cards is illustrated by John Twitchett in his first book on Derby Porcelain – See plate 314, page 239.
Fine Antique English Porcelain
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Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Derby Porcelain Teacup Saucer to the Georgian era.

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Archive I An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern.

A Rare Duesbury & Kean Period Derby Porcelain Teacup & Saucer C.1810

Archive II An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern. View II
Archive III An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern. View III
Archive IV An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern. View IV
Archive V An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern. View V
Archive VI An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern. View VI
Archive VII An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern. View VII
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An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern.
A rare Duesbury & Kean period Derby Porcelain Teacup & Saucer c.1810
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An early nineteenth-century porcelain teacup decorated with terracotta classical foliage alongside a saucer painted with a trompe loeil playing card pattern.
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  • ObjectTeacups & Saucers
  • Period18th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialPorcelain, Enamel, Gold Leaf
  • ColourGold and Black
  • MotifsPlaying card pattern, Terracotta palmettes, Angular handle, Gilt rim

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The Duesbury and Kean period of Derby porcelain, operating around 1795 to 1811, is recognised for fine soft-paste porcelain, complex hand-painted enamel decoration, and rich gilding, often featuring neoclassical motifs and novelty patterns.

During this era, English manufacturers utilised soft-paste porcelain and bone china formulations, decorated using overglaze enamel pigments and hand-applied gold leaf gilding burnt onto the glaze.

Authentic pieces frequently bear painted factory marks on the underside, such as the crown above crossed batons and the letter D, alongside painted pattern numbers and characteristic translucency in the glaze.

Decorative teacups and saucers can be arranged individually on glass display shelves, placed within open glazed cabinets, or set atop stacked design books on a sideboard to create visual focus.

Clean gently using lukewarm water and a mild detergent, avoiding abrasive cloths, harsh chemicals, or immersion. Never place hand-gilded or enamel-painted antique ceramics in a dishwasher.
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