Lot 171: Estimate £40-£60

Two late 19th Century Masons Ironstone Hydra jugs, the largest decorated with flowers and foliage, the handle formed as a sea creature with grotesque head and webbed feet, S/D, the smaller with Chinoiserie decoration between red and patterned borders, both with printed marks, tallest 21cm together with an early 20th Century shallow bowl decorated with a stylised foliate pattern with sponged repeat patterns, unmarked but in the Scottish style of Mak Merry, diameter 36cm, S/D (3)

Condition report
Masons - The largest has paint scuffs and losses particularly to the handle green.The smaller has scuff marks and scratches. Both are free from chips, cracks or restoration. Bowl - A hole has been drilled into the side wall, presumably to hang it. There are scuffs and marks to the decoration, visible crazing and kiln peppering and marks. Slightly crudely fired.

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