An early Bow double lipped sauceboat

An early Bow oval double lipped sauceboat, the two loop handles with stylised head thumb pieces, the interior painted in underglaze blue in Chinese style with a bird in a flowering tree, peony and rockwork, within a diaper band, the exterior of each lip painted with a flower spray, 7 1/4" long, circa 1750-52, no mark

Provenance; Creed Collection

See The Bernard Watney Collection, Philips, 1st November 2000, lot 838, for an identical sauceboat 

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