Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2605BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 14, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
George Jones Majolica Garden Seat, England, 1865-77, the circular faux-thatch seat with shaped opening, over cylindrical cobalt-blue body with raised birds, dragonflies, bullrushes, and lily pads, on flared foot with further faux-thatch decoration, with impressed factory and registry marks, ht. 17 1/2 in.
Literature: Illustrated in George Jones Ceramics: 1861-1951, by Robert Cluett, pp. 56-57.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
Small scattered rim chips restored.