Derby
Porcelain has been made at Derby since about 1750, but not by a single company or even on a single factory site.
Derby has always produced high quality items.
Prior to 1780 Derby porcelain was normally not marked, but they were later marked with the familiar Derby crown and crossed batons.
(Used until 1825)
Early Derby owes is reputation to the talents of two men William Duesbury and Andrew Planche. They formed a company with John Heath in 1756. 
When Duesbury died in 1786 he was the dominant partner.
From 1770 - 1785 Duesbury's Derby company also ran the Chelsea factory in London.
After Duesbury's death the factory was run by his son William who died in 1796. 
Michael Kean ran the factory until its acquisition by Robert Bloor between 1811-1815
During the Bloor period of Derby many items were of lesser quality as the factory had to cut costs to compete with the increasing competition from Staffordshire factories.
Derby did continue to produce some high quality "Bloor Derby" as well.
In 1848 the original Derby factory closed.
Derby King Street Works, opened in 1848 started by several former employees.
The early pieces used old Derby molds and patterns. Many were marked "Late Bloor" or "Locker and Co. Late Bloor"  From around 1860 the company started using a "new" mark which was essentially the original crown and baton mark except that the batons had been replaced with swords, some pieces also had the initials S & H added for the new partners Stevenson and Hancock.  This mark was used until 1935 when they merged with Royal Crown Derby.           

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A very fine pair of Bloor Derby Pastorial Figures.  Great animals - Sheep and a dog. Well painted

Circa 1820

$2,900.00 pair

 

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A fine rare Derby Pug.
This is the earliest version of this figure.
Circa 1765
$1,650.00 

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A fine pair of Derby Plates with rare yellow ground with well painted butterflies.
Circa 1830
$3,800.00 Pair
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Derby Crown mark on Butterfly Plates

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A rare Pinxton Derby Coffee Can with Saucer
Circa 1790
$  195.00

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Pinxton Saucer

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A fine pair of Derby Soup Plates, well painted
Circa 1790
$800.00 pair
   

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Printed Derby Mark 

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