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First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Sauce Boat the Fisherman & Billboard Island
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First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Sauce Boat the Fisherman & Billboard Island

18th century
For Sale by The Fancy Fox
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A very good Worcester press moulded porcelain sauceboat with strap handle and relief moulded pattern of panels and flowers framing three reserves on each side and below the spout. Very well painted with The Fisherman & Billboard Island pattern, c.1760, classed as "uncommon" in Branyon, French & Sandon, section I.B.15. Blue crescent mark.

It measures 17cm (6 3/4") long, 9cm (3 5/8") wide and 9cm (3 5/8") high. 

Condition is excellent with no damage, repair or restoration and minimal handling wear. It has an underglaze smoothed nibble on the rim from manufacture and two small firing lines, one under the foot and the other under the handle.

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The Fancy Fox has dated this Worcester Porcelain Sauce Boat to the 18th Century.

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Description
A very good Worcester press moulded porcelain sauceboat with strap handle and relief moulded pattern of panels and flowers framing three reserves on each side and below the spout. Very well painted with The Fisherman & Billboard Island pattern, c.1760, classed as "uncommon" in Branyon, French & Sandon, section I.B.15. Blue crescent mark.
fig 1. An eighteenth-century blue and white soft-paste porcelain sauce boat with a moulded fluted body, scroll handle, and underglaze blue landscape decoration.
fig 1. First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Sauce Boat the Fisherman & Billboard Island

It measures 17cm (6 3/4") long, 9cm (3 5/8") wide and 9cm (3 5/8") high. 

Condition is excellent with no damage, repair or restoration and minimal handling wear.

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It has an underglaze smoothed nibble on the rim from manufacture and two small firing lines, one under the foot and the other under the handle.
The Fancy Fox
Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Worcester Porcelain Sauce Boat to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1223535
Dealers Internal Ref
RA1013
The Fancy Fox
The Fancy Fox
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2015

Offering fine porcelain and pottery, 18th century and later, silver, glass and other small attractive pieces

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Archive I An eighteenth-century blue and white soft-paste porcelain sauce boat with a moulded fluted body, scroll handle, and underglaze blue landscape decoration.

First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Sauce Boat the Fisherman & Billboard Island

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Archive IV An eighteenth-century blue and white soft-paste porcelain sauce boat with a moulded fluted body, scroll handle, and underglaze blue landscape decoration. View IV
Archive V An eighteenth-century blue and white soft-paste porcelain sauce boat with a moulded fluted body, scroll handle, and underglaze blue landscape decoration. View V
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An eighteenth-century blue and white soft-paste porcelain sauce boat with a moulded fluted body, scroll handle, and underglaze blue landscape decoration.
First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Sauce Boat The Fisherman & Billboard Island
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An eighteenth-century blue and white soft-paste porcelain sauce boat with a moulded fluted body, scroll handle, and underglaze blue landscape decoration.
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First Period Worcester porcelain refers to items produced at the Worcester factory between its founding in 1751 and 1783 under the direction of Dr John Wall. This era is renowned for introducing soapstone into the clay mixture, producing durable soft-paste porcelain decorated with underglaze blue patterns or hand-painted enamels.

These pieces were crafted from soft-paste porcelain incorporating steatite (soapstone) sourced from Cornwall. The blue decoration was applied using underglaze cobalt oxide before receiving a clear lead glaze and firing in high-temperature kilns.

Authentic pieces typically exhibit a distinctive greenish or straw-coloured translucency when held up to a strong light source. Collectors also look for shrinkage lines in the glaze near footrims, characteristic workmans marks, crescent factory marks, and high quality in the relief moulding.

Antique blue and white porcelain can be displayed on a sideboard, within a glass-fronted cabinet, or as part of a curated table setting. Grouping pieces with similar tonal glazes or contrasting them against neutral wooden surfaces creates a refined, timeless aesthetic.

Clean gently by hand using lukewarm water and a mild, non-abrasive soap. Avoid dishwashers, harsh chemical cleansers, and sudden temperature changes that could cause thermal shock or damage the glaze.
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