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A George Jones Majolica strawberry basket Circa 1875.
8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £384 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA George Jones Majolica strawberry basket
Circa 1875.
Of lozenge shape, the handle in the form of two wooden loops, bound together and entwined with strawberry leaves and fruit, the interior of the basket moulded in relief with a large leaf amongst blossom upon a turquoise ground, two round sections applied to either side to hold a cream jug and sugar bowl, 37cm long, painted shape number 3546 and indistinct diamond registration mark (lacking creamer and sugar bowl)
Of lozenge shape, the handle in the form of two wooden loops, bound together and entwined with strawberry leaves and fruit, the interior of the basket moulded in relief with a large leaf amongst blossom upon a turquoise ground, two round sections applied to either side to hold a cream jug and sugar bowl, 37cm long, painted shape number 3546 and indistinct diamond registration mark (lacking creamer and sugar bowl)
Footnotes
For the shape see Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B Stacke, Majolica (1989), p 93
