A fine Derby soup plate, from the Northumberland Service

A fine Derby soup plate, from the Northumberland Service, painted in coloured enamels by William Billingsley with a spray of pink roses and leaves, the turquoise ground oeil-de-perdrix border with three sprays of pink roses and leaves, each within a gilt oval panel, 9 3/4" diameter, circa 1795, crowned crossed batons mark in puce

The Northumberland Service was originally ordered from Derby in the 1780's, and was decorated by Edward Withers. In 1790, the Duke then placed a further order for twenty matching soup plates, and these were painted by Billingsley 

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