A Vauxhall sauce or butter boat, circa 1755

Of delightful small size, with angular handle and finely tapered spout, painted in inky blue with a house and trees with rocky outcrops in the distance, the inner rim with an alternating diaper and solid blue border, a single flower to the interior.

Length:  10.5 cm

Marks:  None

Condition:  Very good. Tiny firing flaws in manufacture to rim of spout,  handle terminal and foot rim.

Price: £985