Lot Details
Lot 115
George Jones Majolica Turquoise-Ground Apple Blossom and Wicker Cheese Dome and Stand
Circa 1875
The dome with branch finial and flowering apple blossom terminals, the lower body molded as a basket, the conforming stand edged in yellow, black painted shape no. 3241 and 111 to the cover. Height 9 3/4 inches; diameter 11 3/8 inches.
Literature:
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, cat. 157, fig. 18.25. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 90. Marilyn G. Karmason, Antiques, Victorian Majolica, February 1990, pl. III., and the corresponding George Jones & Son pattern book page, pl. IIIa.
Exhibited:
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-095; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.141; The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, 8 October 2022-29 January 2023.
Reference:
Robert Cluett, George Jones Ceramics, 1861-1951, p. 50, fig. 67 for an engraving including this form taken from the Art Journal Illustrated for the International Exhibition, Vienna, 1873. Nicholas M. Dawes, Majolica, p. 113, fig. 197, for a design drawing of six variant cheese keepers.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
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