A Quaker Pegg Derby botanical plate with 'New Brazil Gesneria

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A Quaker Pegg Derby botanical plate with 'New Brazil Gesneria" study c.1813-15.Description. Superbly painted in the inimitable style of William 'Quaker' Pegg, with a magnificent botanical study of "New Brazil Gesneria". The quality of the painting matches the best work of Pegg, as illustrated, for example, in John Twitchett's "Derby Porcelain 1748 1848" (see colour plate 51 for a similar composition). Pegg was born in 1775, in Staffordshire. He commenced work, in Derby, in 1796. In 1800 he joined the Society of Friends and in

and of a vaguely Chinese form

Minor rim nibbles and some tiny cracks

used by Bow in its earlier years

with floral decoration

Minimal wear

In excellent antidote condition

We generally ship overseas with the Royal Mail

Fine crazing

See lot 93

The description of the piece in the pattern book is 'Shallow tea bowl

8cm in length

Gilt and underglaze blue stylised foliage