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George Jones Majolica Trompe L'oeil Waterlily Tile, Cobalt Ground, ca. 1880

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George Jones Majolica Trompe L'oeil Rare Tile, naturalistically molded in high relief with a large green-glazed lily pad and waterlilies, on a cobalt blue ground, the reverse with impressed monogram for George Jones & Sons, ca. 1880, 8.25-ins. Dawes illustrates five tile designs by the firm "from the small range of majolica tiles...produced at the Trent potteries of George Jones & Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, circa 1880. He observes, "George Jones did not compete strongly in the decorative tile market, and examples from this factory, all of which were majolica-glazed, are rare."* For thirty years, we have been among the world’s preeminent specialists in fine antique majolica. Book reference: *Nicholas M. Dawes, MAJOLICA. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990, p. 121, figure 211.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Depth: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Majolica,Molded
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1880
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Banner Elk, NC
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: deb921menq-11stDibs: LU1302226091892

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