A MASON'S PATENT IRONSTONE FIRE SURROUND
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A MASON'S PATENT IRONSTONE FIRE SURROUND

CIRCA 1835-1845, BLACK PRINTED LION AND UNICORN MARK

Fermé19 October 2023

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A MASON'S PATENT IRONSTONE FIRE SURROUND
CIRCA 1835-1845, BLACK PRINTED LION AND UNICORN MARK
In eight sections, modeled in the rococo style with a serpentine-front mantel atop scrolling corbels at the sides, molded throughout with rocaillerie ornament and cartouches, the cartouches enclosing painted bouquets, an exotic bird standing on the upper cartouche at each side-column and the surrounding white ground painted and gilt with all-over flowering leafy garlands
75 in. (190.5 cm.) wide

Note du spécialiste

An example of the present model is illustrated in G. Godden, The Illustrated Guide to Mason's Patent Ironstone China, London, 1971, pl. 57. The large printed mark to the back incorporates the coat-of-arms used by the United Kingdom until Queen Victoria's ascension in 1837, and was used by Mason & Co. through the 1840s, appearing exclusively on chimney-pieces.