Rare Masons Ironstone Jug in "School House" Pattern circa 1820

This is a fine and rare, ironstone pottery jug or pitcher in the School House pattern, made by Mason's Ironstone, of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, in the George 111rd period, c...

This is a rare Mason's ironstone miniature Teapot in the rare Plaid Japan gilded pattern, which we date to circa 1820. Miniature or toy items of Masons...

This is a rare Mason's ironstone miniature Teapot in the bold Fence Japan gilded pattern, which we date to circa 1820. Miniature or toy items of Masons ...

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...

This is a good, early and small Mason's Ironstone hydra jug or pitcher in the Basket Japan pattern, made in the English, late Georgian period, circa 1815-1820. These hydra jugs wer...

This is a rare miniature Mason's ironstone Lidded Urn or Vase in the beautiful Gold Rose Japan pattern, which we date to circa 1820. Miniature or toy items of Masons ironstone are...

Large Mason's Ironstone Hydra Jug 'Japan Basket' Pattern England, circa 1813-1820 A fine example of Mason's Ironstone Hydra Jug in the coveted 'Japan Basket' pattern, originating f...

A rare Masons Ironstone pottery spill vase, c. 1820. The tall hexagonal shaped spill vase, vibrantly painted in Japanese Imari style, with a shaped panel containing a jardiniere of f...

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...

Wedgwood pearlware fox hunting jug, circa 1810. This ovoid jug has a cylindrical neck, a projecting lip, and a ribbed ear-shaped loop handle. Bat prin...

Proskau Faience Jug in the form of a Parrot, circa 1770. The tromp l"oeil tin-glazed earthenware jug is in the form of a parrot with a removable head...

A fine antique Wedgwood majolica pewter mounted pottery jug decorated with fruiting vines and with date code for 1860. The jug stands raised ...