A collection of ceramic items comprising a teapot, an ewer, a pair of lidded jars, and a teacup and saucer. The ironstone teapot is of rounded form with a domed lid and finial, decorated in the traditional Willow pattern with blue transfer-printed Chinoiserie scenes including pagodas, bridges, and birds. The base features a blue printed mark with the word Willow, a crown device containing the letters B and E, and the words Johnson Bros England. The foot rim bears impressed marks reading Made in England and Ironstone. The collection includes a tall, slender ewer with a high-arching handle and tapering spout, decorated in the prunus or hawthorn style with white blossoms against a blue ground. Also present is a pair of matching lidded jars of baluster form, featuring blue floral transfer-printed sprays with hand-applied gilt highlights to the petals and rims. The collection is completed by a decorative porcelain teacup and matching saucer featuring a deep purple ground with elaborate gilt scrollwork. The saucer includes white heart-shaped cartouches, one of which is monogrammed with the letter W, while the cup features a portrait within a cartouche.
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