Lot Essay
Cf. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 90 and 92 for an illustration of this form found in Llewellynn Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britain, 1883; and A Private Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 11 March 1997, lot 272 for examples with stands. This form is often associated with wares for serving strawberries.