A William Cookworthy, Plymouth sauceboat, circa 1768-70A William Cookworthy, Plymouth sauceboat, circa 1768-70In the rococo taste, of high-footed helmet shape embossed with scrollwork cartouches, the handle with a pronounced thumbrest, painted with small sprays of Japan flowers in red, green and yellow, 14cm longProvenancePeter Stephens CollectionPhillips, 12 September 2001, lot 161The shape is discussed by Nicholas Panes, British Porcelain Sauceboats (2009), pp.232-3.