Mason's rich, deep cobalt provides the appropriate ground for their wild "Elephant Foot" p...

Mason's rich, deep cobalt provides the appropriate ground for their wild "Elephant Foot" pattern. The pattern has the appearance of a random offering of circular and stocking shape reserves knitted together with rich gilt vines, leaves and flowers and studded with brilliant orange and peach carnation-like florals. The circular reserves take on a kaleidoscope quality with floral and foliage patterns in cobalt, gilt and orange. However, the stocking shape reserves provide the great contrast and excitement of this pattern. Quick execution and a sense of whimsy pervades these hand-painted orange and gilt animal studies. On this deep platter, two of these reserves feature little birds among foliage while a mythical bear-boar-wolf-fox-like creature inhabits the third.

The Mason's catalog includes two equally great cobalt, orange and gilt patterns: "Elephant...

The Mason's catalog includes two equally great cobalt, orange and gilt patterns: "Elephant Foot" and "Old School House." In contrast to the regal color scheme, both patterns share a seemingly just-dashed-off attitude in the hand decorated floral, animal and scenic reserves which make them great complements to each other.