Lot 44: A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA GAME PIE TUREEN, LINER AND COVER CIRCA 1870

A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA GAME PIE TUREEN, LINER AND COVER CIRCA 1870 of oval form with maize rope-twist borders, the turquoise-glazed sides molded with suspended nets and game trophies, the cover with a fox crouched over a dead bird on a bed of fern leaves, black painted shape number 2262 on a reserve. length 10 1/4 in. 26 cm Length: 10 inches

A similar game pie dish is illustrated by Robert Cluett in George Jones Ceramics 1861-1951, p. 47. Another is illustrated by Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke in Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, p. 94. A dish of this model was also in these rooms, English Majolica From a Private Collection, March 11, 1997, lot 389.