A Fine and Rare Mason's Ironstone Chinoiserie Chimneypiece
SOLD
Circa 1830.
The shaped raised mantel upon a frieze set with scroll work, the sides topped with moulded lion dog masks upon moulded supports, decorated with printed chinoiserie panels on a pale blue ground.
The two upright sections with printed Mason’s mark to the reverse.
Literature: Geoffrey Godden, Mason's Ironstone China, 1971, plate 55, Alison Kelly, The Book of English Fireplaces, plate 90 page 77, for a similar example.
58 ½” (148.5cm) Wide x 49” (124.5cm) High x 11” (28cm) Deep.
