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Lot 188*
A George Jones Majolica cheese dome and cover Dated 1873.
8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,200 - £1,500
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Find your local specialistA George Jones Majolica cheese dome and cover
Dated 1873.
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 (small chips to the edges of the stand) (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 (small chips to the edges of the stand) (2)
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
