A Derby plate, from the Northumberland Service

A Derby plate, from the Northumberland Service, painted in coloured enamels by Edward Withers 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 1785, crowned D mark in blue 

Provenance; McCormick Collection

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 William Billingsley 

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