A GEORGE JONES & SONS MAJOLICA THREE-PIECE STRAWBERRY SERVER SET AND TWO SPOONS
CIRCA 1882, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND CRESCENT MARKS, REGISTRY DIAMOND FOR 11 APRIL 1882, INDISTINCT PAINTED MODEL NO. 5209
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A GEORGE JONES & SONS MAJOLICA THREE-PIECE STRAWBERRY SERVER SET AND TWO SPOONS
CIRCA 1882, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND CRESCENT MARKS, REGISTRY DIAMOND FOR 11 APRIL 1882, INDISTINCT PAINTED MODEL NO. 5209
Modeled as lotus, comprising: a lily-pad basket, a cream-jug, an open sugar-bowl, a sifter spoon and a serving spoon
13 ½ in. (34.3 cm.) long
Provenance
With Jerry S. Hayes, Greenwich Antique Show, 1 October 2002.
Lot Essay
For a similar example, see Robert Cluett, George Jones Ceramics 1861-1951, Atlen, Pennsylvania, 1998, p. 71, fig. 134.