Lot 353
353
A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA TROMPE L'OEIL OVAL DRESSING TABLE TRAY
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MR. AND MRS. LESLIE DORNFELD
A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA TROMPE L'OEIL OVAL DRESSING TABLE TRAY

IMPRESSED MONOGRAM MARK AND OTHER CYPHERS, REGISTRY DIAMOND FOR 1879

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A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA TROMPE L'OEIL OVAL DRESSING TABLE TRAY
IMPRESSED MONOGRAM MARK AND OTHER CYPHERS, REGISTRY DIAMOND FOR 1879
Moulded as two exotic butterflies hovering above orchid blossoms, on a mottled ground; together with a majolica jardiniere modelled as an orange-tub, the faux wood braces entwined with convulvulous blossoms
11 in. (28 cm.) wide, the first (2)

Lot Essay

See Marilyn Karmason with Joan Stacke, Majolica, New York, 2002, p. 99 and p. 211 for a similar tray accompanied by the matching dressing set pieces; and Nicholas Dawes, Majolica, New York, 1990, p. 35 for the design drawing. Also see, The Harriman Judd Collection, Part II, Sotheby's, New York, 6 October 2001, lot 188 for a similar example.

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