CIRCA 1760

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An anti-gallican society sauce-boat
Circa 1760
To the interior the arms of the Society showing St. George as a Roman warrior trampling a shield with three fleur-de-lys, below the motto ST GEORGE AND OLD ENGLAND and Britannia crest, below gilt spearhead borders along the shaped rim, the exterior with flower sprays
17 cm. long

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Lot Essay

Members of the Anti-Gallican Society, formed in London in 1745, sent a number of orders to China, primarily for punchbowls, but also for mugs and services. According to D.S. Howard, China for the West, vol. I, p. 243, nr. 239, the Society was re-formed in 1757, inspiring the production of further porcelain with its arms.

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