D213080 VERY EARLY DERBY DRY EDGE PLATE c1750 - 1755
ITEM DETAILS
VERY EARLY DERBY PLATE WITH A TYPICAL 2mm DRY EDGE TO THE FOOTRIM AND TO THE REVERSE AN INCISED LARGE GOTHIC 'D', WHICH DATES THIS PLATE TO 1750 - 1755. THE 'D' MARK IS APPROXIMATELY 15mm IN HEIGHT. SEE BACKLIT PHOTO ABOVE. THIS LARGE INCISED 'D' IS RECORDED AS ONLY BEING SEEN BEFORE ON FIVE DERBY ITEMS AND THEREFORE MAKES THIS PLATE VERY RARE. THERE ARE THREE STILT MARKS TO THE REVERSE WHERE THE PLATE WAS SUPPORTED IN THE KILN AND AN INITIAL GOTHIC 'R' ON THE FOOTRIM (UNKNOWN). THE PLATE IS IN EXCELLENT ORDER THROUGHOUT WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, RESTORATION OR LOSS TO GILDING OR PATTERNS. WEIGHT 391g, DIAMETER 218mm, HEIGHT 25mm.
STOCK No D213080 PRICE £ 395.00