A George Jones Majolica cheese dome and cover
Circa 1873-5.
Of bell shape, the finial moulded as two bound branches issuing blossom and leaves, the middle section of the dome and the rim of the stand with bands of basket weave, all upon a pale blue ground, the interior glazed in white, 32cm high, the interior of the dome with painted number 3140/80, the stand with impressed GJ monogram, registration lozenge for 1873 and painted D8 (stand chipped) (2)
Of bell shape, the finial moulded as two bound branches issuing blossom and leaves, the middle section of the dome and the rim of the stand with bands of basket weave, all upon a pale blue ground, the interior glazed in white, 32cm high, the interior of the dome with painted number 3140/80, the stand with impressed GJ monogram, registration lozenge for 1873 and painted D8 (stand chipped) (2)
Sold for
£1,800
inc. premium
Footnotes
- See Marilyn G.Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, Majolica (1989), p 89 for a similar cheese dome with dark-blue ground from the George Jones pattern book, circa 1873
Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics
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