Lot 121 , A good Chelsea strawberry leaf sauceboat, circa 1752-54, W. 15.5cm

A good Chelsea strawberry leaf sauceboat, circa 1752-54, leaf-shaped, the underside moulded with a strawberry plant, the leaves, buds and small fruits rising up the sides, the angular crabstock handle entwined with further fruits and flowers, all picked out in colours, also painted with small flower sprays and an insect, a larger spray and insect inside the base, the rim picked out with a brownish red line, W. 15.5cm
Estimate £2,000-3,000

Provenance: Barbara Leake Collection, Bonhams, 12 March 2008, lot 7.

Austin (1977), illustrates another example of the shape with a stand, painted in the Kakiemon colours

Typical minor glaze imperfections, in good condition.


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Sold for £2,000