A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA PINK-GROUND SARDINE BOX, COVER AND STAND
A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA PINK-GROUND SARDINE BOX, COVER AND STAND

CIRCA 1880, VARIOUS PAINTED AND IMPRESSED NUMBERS, MODEL NO. 1805

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A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA PINK-GROUND SARDINE BOX, COVER AND STAND
Circa 1880, various painted and impressed numbers, model no. 1805
The finial formed as three overlapping fish on a bed of sea-grasses, the box and stand moulded with stiff leaf tips
8¼in. (20.9cm.) wide (2)

Lot Essay

Cf. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 96; Nicholas Dawes, Majolica, New York, 1990, p. 164, fig. 286 for a turquoise example; The Michael and Anne Ripley Collection, Christie's, New York, 13 March 2001, lot 240; and The Claire Nicholson Weiss Collection, Christie's, New York, 31 May 2000, lot 586

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