Mason's Ironstone mazarine jug, circa 1820 and other earthenware

A Mason's Ironstone cobalt or 'mazarine' ground jug
circa 1820
of octagonal form with dragon handle, richly painted in gilt with butterflies, moth and trailing foliage against the deep blue ground, unglazed base unmarked, 23.5cm high (small repaired break to the rim)
together with a Staffordshire pink lustre circular dish printed with a view of a manor house in a country landscape, a Victorian pink lustre relief-moulded jug and an early 19^th century pierced creamware plate richly decorated in iron-red and underglaze blue (4)

Part of a Herefordshire Country House Estate

Condition Report

V-shaped chip to the upper rim has been re-glued, associated descended hairline. Typical minor sections of gilding wear.

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