This is a very attractive Ridgway 19th Century round sauce tureen stand  It is Blue and White transfer-printed and in the 'India Vase' pattern  c1820's.   It has a decorative embossed diamond detail to the rim. The backstop is India Vase Opaque China. Diameter: 19 cms Condition: It is in very good overall condition with only a couple of small marks on the inner rim from use some wear on the underside base rim and a 1.5 cms hairline all as shown in the photographs.   Provenance: From the Sadia Walsh Collection

Sadia Walsh (1928 - 2009). Sadia was born at Ravenswing, a country home in Mellor, Lancs, in February 1928. The fourth generation of the Cook family, Sadia lived at Ravenswing all her life - and filled it with objects she loved.Cultured, intelligent and well read, Sadia had a lifelong love of the arts, but her great passion was antiques including furniture, Georgian silver and glass, but particularly ceramics.

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