Lot Essay
Cf. William Bemrose, F.S.A., Longton Hall Porcelain, London, 1906, pl. XLI; and Bernard Watney, Longton Hall Porcelain, London, 1957, pl. 41A
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A LONGTON HALL DOUBLE-LIPPED TWO-HANDLED SAUCE-BOAT
CIRCA 1755
With scrolling branch handles terminating in foliage, moulded as overlapping lettuce leaves with puce veins (cracks to basin and rim, one handle restored)--8¼in. (21cm.) wide overall
CIRCA 1755
With scrolling branch handles terminating in foliage, moulded as overlapping lettuce leaves with puce veins (cracks to basin and rim, one handle restored)--8¼in. (21cm.) wide overall