George Jones Majolica Maple Leaf and Ferns Plate, English, ca. 1870, the relief molded dish with a central green-glazed maple leaf with ferns on a turquoise ground, the rim banded in yellow ocher, the reverse glazed in green and brown tortoiseshell mottling and painted design number to the thumbprint reserve, '2584,' which corresponds to the entry, 'Plate, large maple leaf with ferns round' as recorded in the George Jones Majolica Pattern Books partially preserved in the Wedgwood Archives, Victoria and Albert Museum, World of Wedgwood, Barlaston, England, and reprinted in Cluett.

For over 30 years, we have been among the preeminent specialists in fine English majolica.

Dimensions: Height: 1.25 in (3.18 cm) x Diameter: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)

Condition: Good - Wear consistent with age and use.

BOOK REFERENCES :

Robert Cluett, GEORGE JONES CERAMICS 1861-1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1998, p. 270. (George Jones Majolica Pattern Numbers, pp. 269--270).

Nicholas M. Dawes, MAJOLICA. New York: Crown Publishers, 199, p. 121, Figure 211.

Victoria Bergesen, MAJOLICA: British, Continental, and American Wares. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1989, p. 75.

Leslie Bockol, VICTORIAN MAJOLICA. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1996, p. 79.

Jeffrey B. Snyder, ANTIQUE MAJOLICA. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2005, p. 171.

Mark F. Moran, MAJOLICA. Iola, WI: KP Books, 2005, p. 181.