George Jones Majolica 'Europe' Centerpiece, Stag, Doe and Rabbit, English, 1872
George Jones Majolica 'Europe' Centerpiece, Stag, Doe and Rabbit, English, 1872
George Jones Majolica 'EUROPE' centerpiece, English, 1872 The shaped bowl supported by an oak tree, with a standing stag, reclining doe, and a rabbit, the bottom band impressed, 'EUROPE,' the reverse with British Registry lozenge for 23 December 1871. This design is documented in the Karmeson Library of the Majolica International Society, ID 6097, number KL000497P with the designation, 'Extremely Rare.'
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Book References: 1-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 One, p. 113.
2-Robert Cluett, GEORGE JONES CERAMICS: 1861 - 1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998, p. 46, Figures 53 and 54 (detail).
