George Jones Majolica 'Apple Blossom' Teapot Basketweave on Turquoise, ca. 1873
George Jones Majolica 'Apple Blossom' Teapot Basketweave on Turquoise, ca. 1873
George Jones Majolica 'Apple Blossom' Teapot, the pear-shaped teapot and lid molded with blooming apple tree limbs, with a mossy branch handle and spout, with basketweave banding, the cover surmounted by yellow-banded twigs forming the knop, the reverse with molded British Registry Mark for 29 April 1873; and design number '3304' painted in the thumbprint reserve. This design is documented in the Karmason Library of the Majolica International Society, Number KL002547P with the rarity designation 'Rare.
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Book references: Susan Weber et al., MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States 1850--1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Volume Two, p. 250.
Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, MAJOLICA, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey. New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Second Edition, 2002, p. 91.
Robert Cluett, GEORGE JONES CERAMICS: 1861 - 1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998, p.52.