A pair of Derby biscuit porcelain vases

A pair of Derby biscuit porcelain ovoid vases, each with two beaded loop handles, finely applied with garlands of flowers and leaves, above a stiff leaf band, on square base, 6 3/4" high, circa 1785, incised crowned crossed batons marks and No 116, and repairer's marks for Joseph Hill and Isaac Farnsworth

Provenance; American Private Collection

See John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, 1980, page 134, figure 146, for a similar pair of vases, in the Victoria and Albert Museum 

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