A few examples of appraisal values for
DERBY BIRD PLATE

• A DERBY PLATE boldly painted in
  A DERBY PLATE boldly painted in bright enamels with a Dishevelled Bird observed by a smaller bird, its tree perch growing from a clump of ferns and foliage, the shaped and moulded blind diaper border with puce and blue florets, in gilt rim, 21cm diam, c1765-70 A similar example is illustrated Rice (D G), Derby Porcelain The Golden Years 1750-1770, 1983, plt 108 (a).
• A DERBY PLATE painted in underglaze
  A DERBY PLATE painted in underglaze blue in Japanese style with five birds in flight on a spiral quartered medallion reserved on a deep blue ground, in gilt leafy border and slightly upturned gilt rim, 19.5cm diam, puce painted mark, c1785-90
• A DERBY PLATE enamelled with the
  A DERBY PLATE enamelled with the Sir Joshua Reynolds pattern of a long tailed bird with blue plumage and yellow breast perched on a turquoise hollow rock and with flowering plants, in fluted gros bleu and gilt trellis border with four reserves of feathery leaves, 21.5cm diam, c1775-80
• A DERBY PLATE FROM THE BIRD'S
  A DERBY PLATE FROM THE BIRD'S NEST SERVICE well painted with a bird's nest with a clutch of six purple flecked eggs resting on ferns and leaves amidst roses and other flowers, in finely gilt net patterned border with foliage and shells, gilt dentil rim, 22cm diam, red painted mark, c1810 Provenance: Charles Littlewood Hill Collection, his executor's sale, Neales, Nottingham, 22 June 1978, lot 47A (one of two). A dish from the same service, formerly in the Charles Littlewood Hill Collection, is illustrated Twitchett (J), Derby Porcelain, 1980, fig 286.
• A DERBY PLATE painted with
  A DERBY PLATE painted with scattered flowers in a moulded Sèvres style border of mazzarine blue and gilt panels of birds alternating with flowers, 22cm diam, two Derby soup plates, one painted with scattered roses and gilt sprigs, the other in green monochrome with sprays in an entwined puce ribbon, red painted mark or incised N and crown over D in blue, c1785-1825 and two other Derby plates (5)
• A Derby Crown porcelain
  A Derby Crown porcelain ornithological dessert service, circa 1885, with pink borders printed and gilt with lappit panels, comprising a comport and four plates.
• A DERBY DESSERT DISH AND PLATE
  A DERBY DESSERT DISH AND PLATE painted in brilliant enamels and gilt with a qilin and phoenix or pair of exotic birds on a purple fence beneath an overhanging tree, in panelled border and yellow or gilt rim, dish 27cm w, red painted mark, c1810-15
• A DERBY PLATE attractively
  A DERBY PLATE attractively painted in bright famille rose enamels with two geese amidst lotus borne on green and turquoise stems, the border with flowers and auspicious objects between pink and sepia diaper or whorl panels and shaped, brown edged rim, 22cm diam, collector's label, c1790-95 Provenance: N M Redmayne Collection.
• BIRD PLATESterling
  BIRD PLATESterling
• A DERBY PLATE painted in warm brown
  A DERBY PLATE painted in warm brown monochrome with an angler and another figure in a hilly landscape in apricot, brown and gilt cavetto and fluted gilt honeysuckle border, 23cm diam, painted mark, 116 and title Streights of Dovedale Derbyshire in blue script, c1790-94 Another plate of pattern 116 with a similar view in Dovedale is illustrated Mitchell (Stephen), The Marks on Chelsea-Derby... 1770-c1790, 2007, plt 99i.
• A DERBY DISH of shaped oval form,
  A DERBY DISH of shaped oval form, painted in underglaze blue in Chinese style with a central lotus and four surrounding plants, the narrow border with four trailing sprays, the rim outlined in brown enamel, 28.5cm w, incised 6, painted 5 inside the footrim, c1780-85 A plate of this pattern is illustrated Bradley (H G), ed, Ceramics of Derbyshire 1750-1975, 1978,fig 215.
• FOUR ROYAL CROWN DERBY "DERBY
  FOUR ROYAL CROWN DERBY "DERBY BORDER" PLATES Including a pair of dinner plates and a pair of luncheon plates.
• A DERBY PLATE enamelled in
  A DERBY PLATE enamelled in Meissen style with the Flying Fox pattern in basket moulded border and shaped, slightly upturned brown rim, 24cm diam, puce painted mark, c1795 and three other Derby plates in different Japan patterns, gilt or red painted mark, c1810-20 (4) Illustrated: (Flying Fox plate) Twitchett (J), Derby... an Illustrated Guide, Woodbridge 2002, col plt 106.
• A Derby plate, circa 1815,
  A Derby plate, circa 1815, decorated a hunting scene by William Cotton, 24cm diameter
• A Derby armorial plate, with pink
  A Derby armorial plate, with pink marks, circa 1790, with a central shield-shaped coat of arms surmounted by a bird and a Derby saucer dish with painted blue marks, painted with green lattice pattern border and loose flower sprays in the Meissen style (2)/Provenance: The first from the Anthony Hoyte Collection, Neales, 1st May 2003
• A DERBY FLUTED PLATE enamelled
  A DERBY FLUTED PLATE enamelled but principally gilt with the Three Friends of Winter and two cranes, in scalloped gilt rim, the underside with three red sprigs, 20.5cm diam, dealer's label, c1770-80 Provenance: Mercury Antiques, London. A contemporary Worcester copy and matching Arita dish is illustrated Sandon (J), The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, Woodbridge 1993, col plt 55.
• A DERBY PLATE with fluted border,
  A DERBY PLATE with fluted border, cleanly printed in dark underglaze blue with peony, chrysanthemum and other flowers and seed pods in a patterned jardiniere, in painted formal border and scalloped rim, 22cm diam, c1770-75 An identical example is illustrated Bradley (H G) ed, Ceramics of Derbyshire 1750-1975, 1978, fig 213.
• Two English porcelain
  Two English porcelain ornithological plates, mid 19th Century, comprising a Derby example painted with a parrot on a branch, ribbon tied cartouche, printed and impressed marks, a Worcester plate painted with long tailed birds on lily pads, impressed marks, 23.3cm wide and a pair similar (4)
• A Derby Crown cabinet plate painted
  A Derby Crown cabinet plate painted a grey partridge, signed H Deakin, 23cm diameter
• AN INTERESTING DERBY PLATE possibly
  AN INTERESTING DERBY PLATE possibly outside-decorated with a version of the Lady Mary Wortley Montagu pattern enamelled with a central flower spray, including a prominent rose and three gilt wing shaped border panels of fancy birds reserved on a well defined scale blue ground in slightly upturned and shaped gilt rim, 23.5cm diam, painted fretted square, c1785
• A DERBY DESSERT DISH of shell
  A DERBY DESSERT DISH of shell shape, painted by Richard Dodson with a group of exotic birds in a landscape, the octagonal gilt acanthus leaf frame reserved on a turquoise ground, in gilt lily border, 25cm w, red painted mark, c1815-20
• A DERBY PLATE painted in cobalt and
  A DERBY PLATE painted in cobalt and enamelled and gilt in Meissen style with a central design of a flying fox and bamboo and prunus, in gilt rim., 21.5cm diam, red painted mark, c1820
• A DERBY PLATE enamelled with the
  A DERBY PLATE enamelled with the Chintz pattern and a central sprig, having fluted border and gilt dentil rim, 22cm diam, puce painted mark and N46, c1790-95
• ROYAL CROWN DERBY. "Chinese Bird"
  ROYAL CROWN DERBY. "Chinese Bird" Porcelain. 10 plates, 10 cups, & 10 saucers in a peach color. From a Mamaroneck estate.
• A Derby plate painted summer
  A Derby plate painted summer flowers within a gilt border, 18cm diameter
• A Derby Hand Painted Scenic Plate
  A Derby Hand Painted Scenic Plate circa 1890-1940 Scalloped plate with clobbered and gilt decorations over cobalt ground the center have a hand painted view of Beresford Dale by E. Trowell. Verso with orange overglaze stamp and impressed marks. Plate is 9"D. Attached to black velvet backing in gilt wood frame 13-1/2"D.
• Six "Old Derby" Plates Each approx.
  Six "Old Derby" Plates Each approx. 9" in diameter, transfer and hand decorated in a pretty floral pattern in Imari colors with gilt details, each marked on the back "B & L Ltd 'Old Derby' England". Each is fitted with a spring-form holder for display.
• Set of twelve Derby plates:
  Set of twelve Derby plates: scalloped floral borders surrounding gilt vines and flowers, purple mark with crown, crossed sticks, three dots above "D" or "Q" above "84", 9 in. Some with scratches, some loss to gilt border decoration, several with chips on foot ring.
• EIGHT ROYAL CROWN DERBY 'CHINESE
  EIGHT ROYAL CROWN DERBY 'CHINESE BIRDS' CELADON GROUND SHEFFIELD DESSERT PLATES, D 8 3/4 IN. (22.2 CM.)Eight Royal Crown Derby 'Chinese Birds' Celadon Ground Sheffield Dessert Plates,, Dimensions: D 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.)
• A DERBY MUG of baluster shape,
  A DERBY MUG of baluster shape, enamelled with exotic birds, one with bright plumage, his companion in yellow and purple plumage and perched in a tree, another in flight, the reverse with a further bird on a branch, the rim with a narrow brown enamel line, 13cm h, c1760-65
• A DERBY OCTAGONAL PLATE painted
  A DERBY OCTAGONAL PLATE painted in bright famille verte enamels in Kangxi style with two birds beside a tree and flowers in a yellow pot, encircled by an iron red sceptre head cavetto and seeded green ground with phoenix and flowers in orange lappeted border, the underside with four pairs of stylised flowers, 21cm w, c1780
• A DERBY DESSERT PLATE painted
  A DERBY DESSERT PLATE painted probably by Daniel Lucas, with figures standing on a river bank in a wooded landscape, a thatched cottage beyond, in gilt cavetto and cobalt border of formal foliage, in gadrooned rim, 22cm diam, red printed circular mark, painted title View near Worcester in red script, c1825
• A DERBY CRESTED PLATE the broad
  A DERBY CRESTED PLATE the broad salmon pink and gilt border enamelled and gilt with a crest of a crown and rose in gilt shield enriched with green 'jewels' and puce torches, 22cm diam, red painted mark, c1815-20
• A Derby cabinet plate, circa
  A Derby cabinet plate, circa 1815, painted Cupid surveying a terrestrial globe by Robert Brewer, with a gilt border festooned with scroll work, urns and bells, 23cm diameter
• Pair of Derby Plates c.1785 8.7"
  Pair of Derby Plates c.1785 8.7" (diameter) 22cm (diameter) incised 3 painted pattern numbers 140 and crowned crossed batons dots and D marks in puce
• A DERBY SOUP PLATE FROM THE
  A DERBY SOUP PLATE FROM THE NORTHUMBERLAND SERVICE painted by William Billingsley and gilded by Thomas Soare with a central group of three roses and five single flowers, the blue and gilt oeil de perdix border with three further panels of roses in tooled gilt frames, the rim and footrim also gilt, 25cm diam, puce painted mark and 1, collector's label, c1791 Provenance: Mary Field Collection.