A pair of English ironstone hall vases possibly Masons height 16 1/4in (41.5cm); width across handles 12 1/2in (32cm) Provenance: Property from a Private Collector, Palm Springs, California.

Typical wear and rubbing to gilding and some loss to the paint decoration. Some scattered abrasions and areas of crazing. Some firing cracks visible. Surface dirt to interiors. One vase with the neck section and rim restored, possibly both handles on this vase have also been restored, most certainly where they join the body of the vase. The other vase with no fluorescence under UV light but there are areas of the handles where there is variation in the color of the beasts.