Ironstone Covered Jar

A large ceramic vessel by Claude Conover (American 1907-1994) titled "Balakmul". Signed on underside.

A large stoneware vessel by Claude Conover (American 1907-1994) titled "Uxue". Signed on underside.

An early 19th century French faience lidded jar; probably Rouen. Painted with a heraldic crest. Delft style.

A fabulous pair of 18th century Chinese Rose Mandarin covered urns with extraordinary detail and raised decoration.

A blackware charger decorated with a repeating feather motif. The charger is signed on the base Maria and Santana, circa 1943-1954.

Jun Kaneko (b. 1942) glazed earthenware oval plater wall hanging. Signed, dated 94-8-11. circa 1994. Omaha, NE.

Mason's ironstone Japan pattern pair of vases, circa 1830-1840. The vases are decorated in an imari palette with scroll handles highlighted in tu...

Blue and white floral pottery covered pil and cover, Vera pottery, circa 1900-1930. The cylindrical pail with exterior knob handles has a reeded lowe...

This is a rare ironstone vase, made by the Mason's factory in the early 19th century. The vase is hexagonal in section with a baluster shape and two salamander handles, one either...

This is a rare, very early ironstone vase, in a typical hand painted Japan pattern, made by the Mason's factory in the early 19th century, Circa 1815. ...

These are a rare pair of ironstone vase with high loop handles, made by the Mason's factory, England in the early 19th century, circa 1815 to 1820. These footed vases are potted i...

This is a very rare ironstone vase, in the Chinese style, all hand painted in the coloured dragon pattern, made by the Mason's factory in the early 19th century. Both the vase shape and the pattern are very rare. The vase has a bottle shape with a fairly tall neck, having two dolphin head handles, with attached loops. (NOTES ON SHAPE This vase style is a copy of a much earlier Chinese bronze vase shape produced in the Ming, Hongwu period of 1368 - 1398, which had similar decorative animal head side handles with loops. ( See the book Chinese Ceramics by He Li, page 216, published by Thames & Hudson. ). Also On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204; The square handles and rings illustrate the metal origins of the shape of the vase. Similar examples have been excavated in Chinese tombs dating to the fifteenth and sixteenth century, suggesting that the shape was particularly popular at that time.) This vase is beautifully hand decorated in a more complex variant of the Coloured Chinese Dragon pattern, with strong coloured enamels depicting a green dragon on one side and a pink dragon...