Three Derby leaf-molded small sauceboats circa 1760-65

each naturalistically modelled as overlapping cos lettuce leaves; the interior with a leafy flower sprig, comprising: two painted with polychrome flower sprays and another with puce and gilt flower sprays.

The pair: some minor pitting and speckling to the glaze; one with a minor small flat chip to the edge of the spout. The puce-decorated sauceboat: 14/4-in. chip to the rimand a similar small chip to the foot, some minor speckling.
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Two similar polychorome and puce examples are illustrated in Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats of the 18th Century, p. 96, figs. 150 and 151.