A rare Liverpool (William Reid) sauceboat, circa 1756-58A rare Liverpool (William Reid) sauceboat, circa 1756-58Of generous proportions with a shaped rim and pronounced lip, the handle with a high thumbrest, painted in blue with the 'Walk in the Garden' pattern, comma motifs at the handle terminals and a neat flowerhead and diaper border below the interior rim, 20.5cm longProvenanceSylvia and Alan Low CollectionIllustrated by Maurice Hillis, Liverpool Porcelains (2011), p.66, fig.3.126. It was unusual for Reid to copy patterns from other factories, but this design appears to be taken from Worcester. This distinctive form of sauceboat is more often fluted, rather than plain-bodied like the present example.