Lot Details
Lot 104
Group or English and American Majolica Articles
Comprising a George Jones turquoise-ground 'Hawthorn' ribbon and wheat bread tray, circa 1875, molded with berried vine and stalks of wheat, a large pink ribbon at each end, the recessed center mottled in brown and green, impressed 2 and c, black painted shape no. 1835, width overall 13 1/4 inches; an English brown-ground 'Geranium' tray, circa 1880, of shaped oval form, molded allover with flower pink and yellow geraniums, within a yellow stalk border, the reverse in ochre-yellow and mottled brown and green, signed with brown painted J, width 11 3/4 inches; two George Jones turquoise-ground sauce dishes, circa 1870, each with radiating organic design and pink frill edge, the reverse mottled in brown and green, black painted 3489 / 04, diameter 5 inches; a 'Sunflower and Begonia' basket, circa 1880, of navette shape with entwined branch handle, each side molded with a large sunflower blossom and leaves, the interior in pink, signed with green painted R, width 12 inches; an American pink-ground fan-shaped dessert dish, circa 1880, modeled as an open Japanese fan molded with a dragonfly in flight over a spray of prunus and bamboo, the accordion handle tied with a pink ribbon, black painted 111, length 10 3/4 inches; and a cream-ground 'Daisy' corset basket, late 19th century, of laced bustier form with a brown central strap handle, each lobe molded with a large blossoming pink daisy and bud, on four scroll feet, pink interior, width 7 inches.
Literature (George Jones Turquoise-Ground 'Hawthorn' Ribbon and Wheat Bread Tray):
KL001655.
Reference (George Jones Turquoise-Ground 'Hawthorn' Ribbon and Wheat Bread Tray):
Robert Cluett, George Jones Ceramics 1861-1951, p. 105, fig. 228 (earthenware).
Reference (English Brown-Ground 'Geranium' Tray):
Majolica International Society, KL004435P for a similarly molded 9 inch plate from a Strawser Auction 2013.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
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