A pair of Derby two-handled vases and covers circa 1820

each painted in the manner of William Pegg, the Quaker, around the body with a continuous band of colorful flowers beneath the leaf-molded neck heightened in gilding and affixed with ram's head handles, on a square socle base, one with crowned crossed batons and D mark in gilding.

Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge, New York

Both vases and covers with some minor crazing and discoloration to the interior. There are some minor spots of wear to the gilding above handles. There is a minor chip to the tip of each of three ram's heads terminals. There are several very minor tiny chips to the beaded border around one. One vase has been broken through its stem and bolted back with some restoration to the stem. There are two very minor small chips to two corners of the base of one. There are some occasional patches of flaking to the green enamel and some occasional very minor wear to the gilding along the edges of the bases. There is an approximate 2 1/2-inch haircrack to one cover extending from beneath the knob outwards towards the rim. Additionally, there are a number of short fine haircracks around the entire rim extending from the edge to the flange; these are not apparent on the exterior of the rim edge of the cover. The flange has a minor 1/2-inch chip to the its interior edge. The other cover has several very minor short fine haircrack to its flange. There are several very fine short haircracks to the base; however they are not apparent on the underside.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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A similar pair of vases is illustrated by John Twitchett in Derby Porcelain, p. 273, no. 376.