Extremely rare Derby figurine “Taste” , part of \" The Five Senses\" set, c.1765

$Extremely rare Derby figurine “Taste” , part of \$

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Extremely rare Derby figurine “Taste” , part of \" The Five Senses\" set, c.1765:
$3694.80

Extremely rare Derby figurine “Taste” , part of \" The Five Senses\" set, c.1765This product data sheet is originally written in English.

Extremely rare soft-paste porcelain figurine “Taste” , part of \" The Five Senses\" Derby set.

This figure depicts a bareheaded youth clad in a shirt, jacket and breeches, seated beside a leopard that he strokes with his right hand. Originally had a bunch of grapes in his left hand, but they are missing.

You can see this figure in Peter Bradshaw\'s \"Derby Porcelain Figures 1750-1848 \" pp.216-217

It seems to me that not a single collector or museum has a complete set of \"The Five Senses\"; I could not find this figure in any public collection either. Peter Bradshaw\'s book on page 217 states that this model is in the collection of Hanbury Hall. But now there is no such figurine in the wonderful collection of this National Trust estate.

Over the past 15 years, this figurine has been on sale only once.

Duesbury maintained what would now be termed “retail space” independent of the Chelsea works, at a former pub – The Castle Tavern – in Bedford Street, Covent Garden. This was both a warehousing facility and an exhibition area, and was the shopfront for what had by now become “a very thriving and lucrative trade”. Derby porcelain was hand painted, some with with imari patterns, in London at the Chelsea pemises and the output from this dual operation is Chelsea Derby. Ultimately, the Chelsea site was closed down and the name Derby continued in increasingly splendid isolation, to the point where continued Royal patronage afforded Duesbury license to append a crown to his trademark, Royal Crown Derby Porcelain was born. It’s worth noting that Duesbury also used representations of the marks useDuesbury maintained what would now be termed “retail space” independent of the Chelsea works, at a former pub – The Castle Tavern – in Bedford Street, Covent Garden. This was both a warehousing facility and an exhibition area, and was the shopfront for what had by now become “a very thriving and lucrative trade”. Derby porcelain was hand painted, some with with imari patterns, in London at the Chelsea pemises and the output from this dual operation is Chelsea Derby. Ultimately, the Chelsea site was closed down and the name Derby continued in increasingly splendid isolation, to the point where continued Royal patronage afforded Duesbury license to append a crown to his trademark, Royal Crown Derby Porcelain was born. It’s worth noting that Duesbury also used representations of the marks use Year Manufactured 1765 Style Rococo Finish Antique Features Hand Painted Time Period Manufactured Pre-1800 Colour Multicoloured Material Porcelain Collection Classic Collection Theme singing man Occasion All Occasions Character Family soft-paste porcelain figurine Type Figurine Brand Derby Subject singing man