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Lot 34: A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA FISH TUREEN AND COVER CIRCA 1870

Est: $5,000 USD - $7,000 USD
Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USOctober 22, 2010

Item Overview

Description

A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA FISH TUREEN AND COVER CIRCA 1870 the slender oval tureen with brown basketweave sides and pink-glazed interior, the cover molded with a large grey sturgeon on a bed of ferns and leaves, indistinctly impressed diamond registration mark and letter E. length 19 in. 48.3 cm Length: 19 inches

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Sold, Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 1985, lot 15

Notes

A similar George Jones tureen is illustrated by Nicholas M. Dawes in Majolica, fig. 77, p. 48-49. The tureens of this model, which featured either mackerel or salmon, were made in two lengths - 19 inches and 23 inches.

Auction Details

Fine English Furniture, Ceramics & Carpets

by
Sotheby's
October 22, 2010, 12:00 PM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US