Japan" Pattern Dinnerware, 13 Pieces
English, 1825-1830, basket and floral motifs in Imari colors, tazza with divided pedestal foot, gilt designs on foot and handles, lustred rim, 7-1/2 x 14 in.; vessel for pouring hot liquid, 8-3/4 in. wide, some glaze loss, wear to rim lustre; chocolate cup and cover, snake handle, blue/green Mason's crown mark, 4-3/4 in., cup and cover with loss of lustre; two soup bowls, black Mason's crown marks, 10 in.; two plates, 8 in., scratches, gilt loss; rectangular serving dish with floral handles, 9-1/2 in., 6 in. staple repair, scratches, gilt loss; covered butter keeper and underplate, circa 1824, circular blue mark over crown "Patent Butter Frigefacter", foo lion finial, 7 in. tall, lid with rim chip and flange chip, bowl with spots of interior discoloration, underplate with 2 in. rim crack, discoloration verso, glaze flaws as made; covered footed serving dish with foo lion finial and snake handles, 6-1/4 in., wear to lustre elements, hairline crack across interior of lid, discoloration; tureen with domed cover, scrolled finial, animal-head handles, 9-1/2 x 12-1/2 in., cover with rim chip and crack across, bottom with repaired cracks and breaks, rim chip, glaze wear; underplate/platter, 16-7/8 in., scratches and glaze wear . Provenance: Tennessee Private Collection