A fine pair of Derby dessert dishes from the 'Bird's Nest' service, circa 1815 Of shell shape, the centres finely painted with nests containing clutches of speckled eggs, surrounded by a profusion of colourful flowers and foliage, including ferns, roses and convolvulus, within elaborate and finely gilded borders, 25cm wide, crown, crossed batons and D marks in red, numerals 12 and 40 in red inside footrims (2) Footnotes: Provenance Shaw Collection A similar shell-shaped dish is illustrated John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain (1980), p.225, fig.286 and an example of lozenge shape was sold by Phillips on 16 September 1998, lot 699. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing