RICHARD CHAFFERS MOLDED SAUCE BOAT

Liverpool, c1760

 

 

 

 

 

Of oval molded form with rococo scrollwork to the body and a stylized leaf border around the low foot,

painted in underglaze blue with a Plantation type scene of bamboo, flowers, a fence and moth, overpainted

in iron red, gilt and green, the interior with a richly decorated central medallion and a red panel-diapered

rim border centering flowerheads and green leaves

 

Condition: Excellent, minor wear to the gilt in a few places; a few minor scratches visible in the first image

 

Richard Chaffers is often hailed as the hero of Liverpool. Chaffers worked in Liverpool originally as an earthenware potter,

making delft for the export trade. He began working in soaprock and bone ash porcelains about 1755. His whimsical painting,

sometimes cartoonish, reflects more the nature and charm of delft than does the slick perfection of contemporary Worcester

 porcelains. The sauceboat above is rarer in palette than the usual blue and white or famille rose type of decoration, with a

beautiful tapestry-like central medallion to the interior.

 

6.75” Long

 

 SOLD

 

#5866