Pinxton Porcelain is continued interest in Pinxton Porcelain and a group was formed in 1996 of people interested in this factory and its wares. The society has published a number of publications and organised exhibitions. The cabaret teapot illustrated was made at the Pinxton Porcelain factory and shows Brookhill Hall which was a home of John Coke. This cabaret teapot is part of the collection of Pinxton porcelain at Derby Museum, England. The standard reference books on the products of the Pinxton china factory are "Pinxton Porcelain 1795-1813 and the Porcelain of Mansfield and Brampton-in-Torksey" by C Barry Sheppard and "The patterns
Chinese porcelain in European painting Chinese porcelain in European painting Chinese porcelain in European painting is known from the 16th century, following the importation of Chinese porcelain wares into Europe. In Italy, the first known depiction of Chinese porcelain bowls is from "The Feast of the Gods" by Giovanni Bellini (1514). The style of the bowls is that of the Ming dynasty blue and white porcelain type, maybe examples of which are known to have been exported in Persia, Syria and Egypt. The painting by Bellini was a request by Duke Alfonso I d'Este, who was known for his interest in Chinese porcelain. It seems