A rare Limehouse blue and white moulded sauceboat c.1746-48

A rare Limehouse blue and white moulded sauceboat c.1746-48, moulded to the exterior with bands of overlapping leaves, painted around the foot with a continuous flowering band, the interior with a wide band of peony, echoed to the interior well, the spout and handle and leaf motifs, a crack to the rim, 16.7cm.

Cf. English Ceramic Circle, Limehouse Ware Revealed, pl.96.