J. Clementson White Ironstone Four Piece Sauce Tureen, Columbia Shape, c. 1855 Here is a rare and beautiful four piece sauce tureen with all pieces in excellent condition. It dates to 1855.

This is Columbia Shape, a beautiful design which is somewhat like Sydenham. It has distinctive flutes at the top edge that give a ruffle-like appearance.It was made in the J. Clementson pottery and bears its backstamp on the bottom of the underplate.

The underplate measures 9 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches. It has prominent pedestal in the center to support the tureen, Sydenham-type ogee shapes on the surround and fruit and foliate embossing at the ends. The tureen has the ogees on the sides, scroll handles, and the great fluting around the oval top as previously mentioned.

The lid is beautifully domed with ogees on the sides and a super fruit finial. The pieces together measure 9 inches tall. The tureen is 8 inches wide.

There are no chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, or discoloration. No crazing mars these pieces; glaze is very shiny with the blueish cast so prized in early ironstone.

Most impressive is the matching ladle. One seldom finds these tureens with the underplate, but this one comes with both the underplate and the matching ladle. It is 2 1/2 inches across the bowl. The handle is 6 1/2 inches long.