A late 19th century Masons Ironstone TOILET SET, 17 PIECES
£705
Auction: 8 January 2005 at 10:00 GMT
Description
transfer printed in black and overpainted with flowers, leaves, twigs and exotic birds in a green, brown and orange palette, black printed marks "Mason's Patent Ironstone China" and "Mason's Ironstone China" and painted mark C3471, comprising: a twelve-sided slop bucket and pierced cover, with protruding knops joined by a wicker handle, 29cm high; a sixteen-sided bowl, 40.5cm wide; a pair of one handled twelve-sided chamber pots; a pair of large ewers of octagonal form with grotesque handles, 29cm high; a pair of toothbrush vases of octagonal baluster form, 14.5cm high; a twelve-sided sponge dish and pierced cover, 20.5cm wide; and a pair of twelve-sided soap dishes, pierced liners and covers, 13cm wide (17)