George Jones Majolica Strawberry Server Mounted by a Bird, English, circa 1870
George Jones Majolica Strawberry Server Mounted by a Bird, English, circa 1870
George Jones Majolica Strawberry Server, ca. 1870, the trefoil dish naturalistically moldelled with blossoming strawberry plants and ferns on a turquoise and rustic ground, surmounted by a life-Size Thrush perched on simulated branches between two molded bird nests forming the cream and sugar wells; the reverse with impressed British Registry Diamond for 8 March 1870, and painted design number '3556' to the thumbprint reserve.
This design is documented in the Karmason Library of the Majolica International Society, Number KL001954P, with the designation 'Rare.'
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BOOK REFERENCES:
* Sotheby's, ENGLISH Majolica FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. New York: sale number 6958, March 11, 1997, lot number 269.
* Robert Cluett, George Jones CERAMICS: 1861 - 1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998, p. 64.
* Jeffrey B. Snyder, ANTIQUE Majolica. Atglen, PA; Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2005, p. 189.
* Mark F. Moran, Majolica. Iola, WI: KP Books, 2005, p. 210.