A rare Vauxhall blue and white sauceboat c.1760

A rare Vauxhall blue and white sauceboat c.1760, of strap-fluted form, the crabstock handle entwined with a snake, the exterior painted with a stylized floral design on a rich blue ground, some good restoration, 19cm.

Cf. Winnipeg Art Gallery, Accession No. 2000-236, for a similar example acquired from the collection of Dr Bernard Watney.