A rare Worcester blue and white leaf-shaped butterboat c.1757-60

A rare Worcester blue and white leaf-shaped butterboat c.1757-60, printed with the Early Creamboat Sprays, two songbirds perched in flowering branches, the underside moulded with three trefoil leaf feet, hatched crescent mark, 7.5cm.

Provenance: from a private collection. Purchased from David Turner, 8th January 2000.

Cf. Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, II.C.1 for a discussion of this pattern, which is rare used in conjunction with the butterboat shape.