A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA STRAWBERRY DISH
CIRCA 1876, IMPRESSED MONOGAM MARK, REGISTRATION CODE FOR 19 FEBRUARY 1876 AND B5, INSCRIBED 3501/80
FORMED AS A LILLY PAD RESTING IN A TRIANGULAR BASKET WITH TWO LILIES AS SMALL BOWLS FLANKING THE HANDLE AT ONE SIDE, THE OPPOSITE SIDE MOULDED WITH A FLOWERING STRAWBERRY VINE, RESTORATION TO PETALS OF ONE BOWL
10 1/8IN. (25.7CM.) WIDE
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CF. MARILYN G. KARMASON WITH JOAN B. SACKE, MAJOLICA, A COMPLETE HISTORY AND ILLUSTRATED SURVEY, NEW YORK, 1989, P. 92 FOR ANOTHER EXAMPLE DECORATED IN VARIANT COLOURS.