Mason's Ironstone blue and white vegetable tureen

This lidded vegetable tureen by is by Turner & Co of Lane End in Staffordshire, who were in business from around 1762 until 1806. It is decorated with a printed blue and white willow...

This Pinder, Bourne & Co. sauce tureen on stand could also be listed as Doulton Burslem, as Doulton had purchased Pinder, Bourne & Co. in 1878 and this piece is dated September 1881....

This Spode hand painted and gilded vegetable tureen is decorated around the rim of both the body and the lid, with three moulded sprays of flowers lef...

This good sized blue and white tureen is attributed to Turner's of Lane End, in Staffordshire. It is decorated with the printed pattern later known as Tur...

This large blue and white soup tureen was made by Minton and is decorated with the printed pattern "Bath Japan". The pattern consists of scattered flowers with borders resembling woven Japanese mats...

This very attractive nine piece dessert, or fruit set, is by Davenport, and decorated with their printed pattern 1151. The decoration to the rim is a chinoiserie diaper pattern printed in a pale green with hand coloured flowers and butterflies, and the central pattern is a hand coloured Chinese vase overflowing with peonies and foliage. The base of the comport bowl features moulded acanthus leaves where it joins the stem. The plates are 230 mm (9 inches) in diameter, whilst the pierced comport stands 275 mm (10.75 inches) high and has a diameter of 323 mm (12.75 inches). Overall, the set is in very good condition, with two plates carrying small chips to the footrim. The comport carries an impressed Davenport Opaque China...

Mason's ironstone tureen and tray, the lid, footed base and under tray all with similar features- a light yellow and white ground color, oriental scenes, intense cobalt blue with gil...

This is a superb Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1820. This ture...

This is a good Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1815. This tureen...

This is a beautiful Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1820. This t...

This is a superb Ironstone Sauce Tureen, complete with lid , made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1820. This tureen is well potted and is hexagonal in shape with moulded animal head handles to the base and a flower head knob to the lid. The pattern is called "Water Lily" and is a well known Mason's pattern, as illustrated on pages 136 in The Mason's collectors Club book " A Guide to Mason's patent Ironstone patterns, c 1813 to c 1848" . This particular piece is the gilded version of the pattern and has heavily applied hand gilded highlights. Tureens of the same shape and period are illustrated on Pages 145 and 155 of Godden's Guide to Mason's China and the Ironstone Wares published by the Antique Collectors' Club. The pattern is beautifully hand painted over a printed pattern with bold enamels of Cobalt Blue, burnt orange, green, puce all in various shades with much additional hand gilding. The pieces are unmarked as was often the case if the item had formed part of a large dinner or desert service...

This is an Ironstone Tureen, complete with lid, made by Mason's of Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, during the early part of the 19th century, circa 1825 to 1840. This is a rar...