An attractive Early 19th Century Antique English Georgian Blue and White Transfer Pottery Sauce Tureen Stand by John and Richard Riley of Burslem, Staffordshire, { 1802 - 1828 }, printed in a dark-medium blue in the "Eastern Street Scene" pattern, { Sack, Plate 2-10 }, within a floral border consisting mainly of Orchids and Sweet Williams. The scene, a composite of two prints, was taken from Thomas and William Daniell's, "Oriental Scenery and Views in Hindoostan, Parts I and II", published by Robert Bowyer at the Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, London, between 1795 and 1807. The tree on the left is from, "The Sacred Tree of the Hindoos at Gyar, Bahar", { Part I, 15 }. The buildings on the right are from,"View on the Chitpore Road, Calcutta", { Part II, 2 }. See Michael Archer, "Indian Themes in English Pottery" ~ Apollo ~ Vol. XCII ~ No. 102 ~ August 1970, { Our Stock Ref. ACXII102A1970-XX }, and Michael Sack's "India on Transferware", { 2009 } ~ Pages 38 and 39. The reverse with underglaze blue printed Maker's Mark, RILEY within a floral ribbon cartouche.
Height ~ 13.50 cm. / 5.35 inches ~ Width ~ 20.70 cm. / 8.15 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1820.
