Four Masons Ironstone Tablewares Incl. Well and Tree
Auction Date: October 18, 2024
Sold for: $126
Lot: 3087
Staffordshire, England.
Circa 1830 and later.
All transfer-printed and overpainted in Imari patterns. The well and tree platter in Basket Japan pattern, and the pair of rim soup plates in a pattern variation, and the third rim soup plate of later design.
Platter not marked. pair of soup plates impressed with PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA in a roundel the single rim soup with black MASONS over crown over band with PATENT IRONSTONE/CHINA within, transfer-printed in black. The single soup with pattern number 25443 hand-enameled in iron red to footrim.
Approximate dimensions: 2 1/4 H. x 20 3/4 W. x 15 1/2 D..
Provenance: from the Mr. Vito Giallo Collection, Chapter II.
Condition: Well and tree platter: Three 1/16 to 3/8 chips to rim. Shallow chip to one foot of footrim. 1 hairline crack to rim of pair of soups. All items with losses to gilt or lustered rims, cut marks, surface wear, minor losses to gilding throughout.