Bidspirit auction | Mason's Ironstone Fruit Basket Pattern

Mason's Ironstone Fruit Basket Pattern Ginger Jar - An English ironstone ginger jar of globular form with a matching domed lid. The exterior is decorated in the Fruit Basket pattern, featuring a blue transfer-printed design enhanced by polychrome accents in green, yellow, and brown. The central decoration depicts a woven basket filled with varied fruits, including grapes and melons, set amidst lush foliage. The lid mirrors this motif on a smaller scale with a scrolled border. The base bears a printed blue underglaze mark featuring the name MASON'S positioned above a crown and a banner that reads PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA. The mark also identifies the pattern as Fruit Basket and the country of origin as ENGLAND, accompanied by the text GUARANTEED DETERGENT -PROOF & ACID RESISTING COLOURS. A small stray green pigment mark is present on the base near the manufacturer's mark. Height: 6 1/4 inches Diameter: 5 1/2 inches at the widest point.