c1880's THOMAS G. BOOTH's ANTIQUE THREE-PIECE "CHAIN" TRANSFERWARE SAUCE TUREEN

Description

For Your Consideration, One ( 1 ) Antique Sauce, or possibly part of a Child's Service ( a Soup Tureen ), Three ( 3 ) Piece Moulded-Details, Ironstone Green Transferware Tureen.
Set includes Tureen Base, Lid and Under-liner Tray - No Ladle present however.
Pattern design entitled "
Chain
", and Manufacture by Thomas G. Booth ( T. G. B. ), Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, Circa 1876 - 1883.
Thomas G. Booth eventually became a subsidiary of Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd.
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Three ( 3 ) piece Ironstone Green Transfer-ware Covered Tureen Set features Beautifully moulded Cross-elements to form Handles on Tureen Lid & Base.
Moulding is further carried to Handles of the Underliner Tray but are flattened.
Time-consuming cutting and application of Transfer is evident on all Handles, Lid top surface & edge, along the widest Circumference of Base, at the Tureen Opening upper edge, along the Tureen Interior edge & bottom, at the Base Pedestal edge, and nearly the whole Underliner Tray surface.
This process becomes Time-consuming when it is necessary to Cut-to-fit the Pattern and maintain some continuity of it's intended design.
While Tureen Lid & Base have no Manufacturer's Trademark, the Tureen Underliner Tray exhibits both an Impressed Manufacturer's Initials ( "T. G. B.") and the ware-type - "Ironstone" as well as an Underglaze Transfer printed Pattern name of "Chain" and Small Initials of  "T. G. B." within a Green Diamond-shape Trademark, which repeats the basic Transfer design utilized on the Set, above the Impressed information.
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Measurements:
Lid:
6" in Length;
4" in Width;
2 - 1/4" in Height ( to crossed Handle ) with a extended Lip ( to fit into Base of Tureen ) of 5 - 1/4" by 3 - 3/16";
Base:
7 - 1/2" in Length ( Open crossed Handle to Open crossed Handle );
4 - 7/8" in Body Width;
3 - 3/4" by 2 - 9/16" Oval Base Dimensions, and with an Opening Oval Dimension of 5 - 3/4" by 3 - 5/8" - Outside Dimension and 5 - 3/8" by 3 - 5/16" - Inside Dimensions;
Underliner Tray:
8 - 3/4" in Length;
6 - 1/16" in Width;
1" Height ( at Handle ends ) and with Base dimensions of 4 - 7/8" by 3 - 3/8".
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Condition:
Lid:
Near-Excellent - Some slight mellowing to Body and at small chip points along edge;
Numerous Light & Dark Pin-point Kiln Firing inclusions;
Uneven Application of Glaze resulting in areas of Light application to areas of pooling;
No cracks, glaze crazing nor prior repairs present;
Base:
Near-Excellent - Slight roughness and mellowing of Body colour & Glaze to Tureen Opening within interior of Tureen and along Base edge;
Strong Mould marks indicate a Two ( 2 ) piece mould;
Numerous Light & Dark Pin-point Kiln Firing inclusions;
Uneven Application of Glaze resulting in areas of Light application to areas of pooling;
Raised inclusions of pottery flecks attached with Glaze during manufacturing process;
No chips, cracks, glaze crazing nor prior repairs present;
Underliner Tray:
Near-Excellent - One  ( 1 ) 3/16" by 1/8" chip on Reverse surface along edge - Unseen from Obverse and barely noticeable from side view;
Slight roughness from attached & mellowed inclusions along edge;
Slight uneven application of Transfer;
Numerous Light & Dark Pin-point Kiln Firing inclusions;
Uneven Application of Glaze resulting in areas of Light application to areas of pooling primarily noticeable on Reverse edge surface;
Raised inclusion of Pottery fleck attached with Glaze during manufacturing process to Base edge;
Expected wear to Base glazed surface;
No cracks, glaze crazing nor prior repairs present.
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Simple, Elegant & Beautiful Example of Moulded Green Transferware in Near-Excellent Condition !!!
Brilliant Display piece from a Well-Known English Potter with a Late 19th Century Manufacturing date.
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