English, late 19th/20th century: flying bird pattern square covered entrée dish, cobalt and gilt finial, central transfer decoration, floral banding, "Mason's Patented Ironstone China", impressed "B" and "S", 5-1/4 x 9 x 9 in.; oriental pheasants design covered tureen, applied boar's head handles, 5-1/4 x 7-1/2 x 4-3/4 in., [lid in good condition, body with chip and old repair to top rim, base rim with multiple small chips]; rare cobalt and amber bandana pattern hydra pitcher with octagonal body, applied snake handle, black mark "Mason's Patented Ironstone China", 11 in., [minor enamel losses;] Mason's ironstone flying bird pattern hydra pitcher with octagonal body, cobalt and gilt snake handle, interior and exterior decoration, "Mason's Ironstone Patent China" blue mark, 11 in., [gilt and enamel losses, firing and glaze anomolies as made] all with gilt losses and firing anomalies as made. Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. H. Harlan Stone, Glenville, North Carolina all with gilt losses and firing anomalies as made