A Derby two-handled vase circa 1815

of elongated campana form, well painted in the manner of Quaker Pegg, with a broad band of summer flowers including a passion flower, tulip and roses, against a black ground, set with scroll and leaf moulded loop handles, raised on a socle foot and square base

The Property of Lord and Lady Fairhaven

Overall in very good condition with some typical wear to gilding around the rim and minor wear to gilding elsewhere. Some minor chips to corners of base.
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William `Quaker' Pegg was the leading flower painter of his day. Born in 1775 he worked at the Derby factory for two short periods; the first from 1796 to 1801, and the second from 1813 to 1820. Unlike most of his contempories, Pegg painted largely from nature rather than copying from botanical magazines of the period.