A Mason's ironstone part dessert service
printed, painted and gilt with huts and pagodas on islands within borders of flowers, comprising: a centre bowl, two leaf-shaped dishes, a shaped rectangular dish, a shaped oval dish and nine plates, printed marks, circa 1830 (some damages to a leaf dish, the centre bowl cracked) See back cover illustration (14)
Lot Essay
Cf. Geoffrey A. Godden, The Illustrated Guide to Mason's Patent Ironstone China (1971), pl. 42 for similar shapes.