George Jones majolica sardine dish and cover

Victorian, circa 1870. 4.3ins high, 7.9ins wide, 6.9ins depth.

George Jones Majolica sardine box which features a sardine laying on a bed of reeds forming the lid and a wicker basket forming the dish.



Brown ground version. Colouration: green, turquoise, brown, are predominant.





The piece bears maker's marks for the George Jones pottery.





Book reference,'George Jones Ceramics 1861-1951' by Robert Cluett, page 53, figure 109.

Condition

Cover: Very good. No restoration.

Slight wear to rim and fish.





KILN EFFECTS: stilt marks to the underside.



Dish: Good. No restoration.

Small chip to rim.



Small flake to ochre trim to rim.



KILN EFFECTS: notable crazing to interior.



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