A large and unusual Worcester moulded sauceboat c.1753-55

A large and unusual Worcester moulded sauceboat c.1753-55, of silver shape, two differently moulded panels to the exterior painted with a Long Eliza figure standing beside pine trees with pagodas beyond, the interior decorated with flowering branches and auspicious objects, 18.8cm.

Provenance: the Raymond Dennis Collection, no. 29. Purchased from Tilley & Co. on 21st May 1969.

Like many at this time, the sauceboat appears to have been created using two different moulds and is sold together with an earlier letter from Frank Tilley, dated 7th August 1966, in which he discusses this very aspect of such sauceboats.