Antique Blue Transferware Sauce Tureen and Stand Burgess & Leigh Aesthetic c1880

This very decorative item of late Victorian era blue and white is marked on the base of the stand or plate with the mark of Burgess & Leigh of Hill Pottery. There are also the impressed marks, C S and 188. 88 possible represents the year of manufacture, 1888.

The oval shaped tureen has a footed base, two handles and a lid with a notch for a ladle. It measures 5 1/2 inches high by approx 9.5 inches wide by 4 1/2 inches. The underplate is a little over 9 1/2 inches wide. The pattern is very attractive and features stylised Lotus leaf panels, foliage and a Pugin type border with decorative motifs.Together, the tureen and stand weigh 1197g. They are in good order with a small chip to the rim of the tureen and a little body crazing and discolouration to the tureen, commensurate with age and use. A nice item to add to any collection of Victorian blue and white transferware.