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Lot 192
A George Jones Majolica 'Palissy' ewer Circa 1770.
8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,800 inc. premium
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Circa 1770.
Of oviform, the high loop handle in the form of a curling snake, applied all over with lizards amongst leaves and shells, upon a dark blue ground moulded to simulate bark, with pink glaze interior, 43.5cm high, applied pad mark and painted shape number 1459 (the handle broken at terminals and re-stuck, some flat chips to underside of the lip)
Of oviform, the high loop handle in the form of a curling snake, applied all over with lizards amongst leaves and shells, upon a dark blue ground moulded to simulate bark, with pink glaze interior, 43.5cm high, applied pad mark and painted shape number 1459 (the handle broken at terminals and re-stuck, some flat chips to underside of the lip)
Footnotes
The Factory Shape Book lists number 1459 as 'Palissy Vase', dk.bl.gr. (15in x 8 1/2 in.)', see Victoria Bergesen, Majolica (1989), p 201
