Printed in blue with ‘The Three Flowers’ pattern, showing a spray of flowers with three prominent central flowers and a rose, and various other buds and leaves. Each piece has twig-shaped handles applied to the body with flowers and leaves.
Length of stand 21cm
Blue crescent mark to stand and base of butter tub
Condition: 5mm glaze fault in manufacture to rim of tub near handle. 3 mm chip to under side of rim of cover. Otherwise very good.
See Branyan, French & Sandon, Worcester Blue & White Porcelain, II.C.19, p.394, for an example of the pattern on a buttertub stand. It is noted here that the pattern is also to be found on Caughley and Lowestoft porcelain.
£195