A George Jones Majolica sardine box, cover and stand, circa 1875
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A George Jones Majolica sardine box, cover and stand, circa 1875
Of rectangular form with canted corners, the cover surmounted by a seated pelican, moulded with panels of pelicans in flight and swimming fish interspersed by floral sprigs between bamboo borders, the stand with bamboo leaves, 22cm wide, impressed GJ monogram on stand and box, moulded registration lozenge for 1875 and painted numbers
Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • For a similar example without its stand, see Marilyn Karmason, Majolica (1989), p 96

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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