Lot Details
Lot 113
George Jones Majolica Turquoise-Ground America
Compote
Circa 1872
Naturalistically modeled as two bison and a beaver grazing and resting beneath a tree, its spreading branching supporting a shallow bowl, the circular mound base embossed AMERICA, partial impressed registry diamond (16-1-G-7) for 1872, small :. symbol, black painted 4. Height 10 inches, diameter 10 5/8 inches.
One of a set of Four Continents, including: Europe, Africa and Asia.
Provenance:
Phyllis Lapham, Antiques Ltd., January 9, 1990.
Literature:
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, cat. 4, fig. 5.2.
Exhibited:
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-911; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.4.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
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