W321170 WORCESTER CREAMER OR GRAVY BOAT DECORATED BY JAMES GILES
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PREVIOSLY BELIEVED TO BE A CHELSEA DERBY CREAMER OR GRAVY BOAT, THIS ITEM HAS NOW BEEN POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS A WORCESTER SAUCEBOAT DECORATED BY JAMES GILES. THE SAUCEBOAT IS HAND PAINTED WITH MOTHS, BEETLES AND FLOWERS IN THE MANNER OF THE 'MOTHS' PAINTER AND DATES TO c1760. CURATORS AT BOTH THE DERBY CITY MUSEUM AND THE ROYAL CROWN DERBY WORKS MUSEUM CONFIRM THAT THERE IS NO RECORD OF A DERBY EXAMPLE OF THIS DESIGN. LONGTON HALL AND WORCESTER BOTH MADE SAUCEBOATS OF THIS DESIGN BASED ON A MEISSEN ORIGINAL (SEE LONGTON HALL PORCELAIN BY BERNARD WATNEY, 1957, ILLUSTRATED SAUCEBOAT, PLATE 28A, 7 1/2" LENGTH WITH GREEN EDGES, AND SEE OLD ENGLISH PORCELAIN BY W B HONEY, 1977, OF A 5" EXAMPLE ON PAGE 179). WORCESTER PORCELAIN 3rd EDITION BY HENRY SANDON, 1980, SAYS ON PAGE 82 'SAUCEBOAT - A TYPE FORMED OF MOULDED COS LETTUCE LEAVES WITH A LIP CURVING TO THE LEFT FOR RIGHT HANDED POURING, WHICH WAS DISPUTED FOR A LONG TIME (WORCESTER ORIGIN) WAS FOUND AT THE SITE IN THE 1978 EXCAVATIONS (LED BY THE AUTHOR) AND IS NOW UNDOUBTABLY WORCESTER, TWO DIFFERENT SIZES BEING MADE.' LONGTON HALL ITEMS WHEN MARKED DID NOT INCLUDE A GOLD ANCHOR MARK WHEREAS BOTH WORCESTER AND CHELSEA USED LONDON DECORATOR JAMES GILES WHO USED A GOLD ANCHOR SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE CHELSEA MARK. CONDITION IS VIRTUALLY PRISTINE WITH NO RUBBING TO GILDING OR THE PATTERNS, NO CHIPS, NO CRACKS, LOSSES OR RESTORATION. DIMENSIONS 195mm x 95mm, WEIGHT 277g.
STOCK No W321170 PRICE £ 795.00
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