Pheasants Pattern Ironstone
English, late 19th/early 20th century: pair chamber pots with snake handles, cobalt and gilt decoration with pheasants and flowers, stamped in blue "Mason's Patent Ironstone China", "9799" in brick red, 5-3/4 x 10-1/4 in., [minor wear to gilt, wear to enamel at top rims;] twelve-sided bowl, interior and exterior decoration, fishscale and scrolling floral designs, base marked in blue "Mason's Patent Ironstone China", "9799", 3-3/4 x 11 in., [minor enamel loss to top rim;] slop bucket with cobalt and gilt decoration, circular handles, base marked in blue "Mason's Patent Ironstone China", 10 in., [loss to top rim decoration, lacking cover and rattan handle]; deep basin, interior with two blue fowl, floral transfer borders, base marked "Mason's Patented Ironstone China England", "B9799", 6 x 16 in., [chips to rim]; octagonal transfer-decorated pitcher of same pattern, applied scrolling handle, base marked "Mason's Ironstone China", "9799", 7-3/4 in.; one with bird and floral Asian motif, fishscale and beehive pattern with Greek key accents, eight panels with applied cobalt and gilt serpent handle, interior and exterior decoration, blue logo on base "Mason's Patented Ironstone China", "9799", 11 in., [gilt losses, enamel loss at top rim;] . Provenance: Collection of Dr. and Mrs. H. Harlan Stone, Glenville, North Carolina