1950s ~ "MANCHU" MASON's Made in England ~ English Vintage Patent Ironstone Porcelain Soup Tureen "Soupiere" Covered Serving Piece

Exquisite 1950s Vintage English Ironstone Porcelain Covered Serving Piece, Soup Tureen, Vegetable Dish and "Soupiere" or "Légumière" in French.      Made by famous English maker of Earthware "MASON, Made in England".  This model series is called "MANCHU" pattern green with multi color Asian inspried design with flowers and butterflies.   

Stamped "Mason's - Patent Ironstone - "Manchu" England - Guaranteed Permanant Acid Resistant Colours".

--- Condition ---

In lovely vintage condition and the colors are exquisite. Given the vintage status, there are signs of usage and lovely imperfections such as minor pattern bleeding/fading in certain spots, manufacturing marks and surface spots, faint some utensil marks/surface scratches, manufacturing /glazing marks on the surface and there are areas around the edges of wearing down of the protection glaze or tiny marks where there is no varnish (surface not smooth or a tiny chip in the protective glaze) and subtle surface cracking (age crackle) and some faint discoloration as shown in the photo collages. Please ask me if you are unsure. PLEASE use ZOOM to review closely the detail and condition of the plates.

--- Measurements & Weight ---

Approximately 23 cm height with cover x 33 cm width with handles x 14.5 cm height of the body no cover x 24 cm x 19 cm top diameter x 24 cm outer diameter no handles (20 cm x 15 cm x 8 cm cover) & 2500 grams not including the packaging weight.

--- Additional Notes ---

All items are of vintage quality and will show some signs of age. As it is my main priority to have very happy customers, I try my best to inspect, clean and describe very carefully the vintage condition of my product listings and any exceptional wear on a piece. If you have any doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me directly, I prefer to provide you with as much detail to ensure your complete satisfaction.

If by chance you receive an item you are unhappy with it in any way, please contact us immediately and I will do our utmost to resolve the problem. On the other hand, if you are happy, I would also love to know and very much appreciate you leaving a review on my shop page!!

I also welcome special requests that I can keep in mind when sourcing for my shop.

----- Additional Shipping information ----

WORLDWIDE SHIPPING AVAILABLE.    I ship all my products using the French Postal Service (La Poste). For larger items. I ship using Colissimo (La Poste International service) which includes tracking. minimum insurance and estimated delivery dates (which is normally faster than the processing times in my policy section). If you want additional information about insurance or tracking for smaller items. please contact me for details on the supplemental change. 

If you live France. Belgium. Luxembourg. Spain. Italy. Great Britain. Portugal. Germany and Austria. I can use Mondial Relay to reduce the shipping charge. If you prefer this option. please contact me for new shipping price quote.

I am also willing to use Happy Post upon request and where ship location is offered in their service plan.  

All items are shipped from France to all over the world and I welcome multiple orders to consolidate shipments to help reduce shipping fees where possible.

To be economically responsible and not charge handling fees. when available. I try to use recycled materials for my packaging while being mindful that the materials are suitable to ensure the safest expedition to protect your purchase during the delivery process. I pack very carefully especially fragile items and I check to make sure I'm using the most cost-efficient method.