George Jones majolica Cucumber Tray, c. 1875.
£580.00
George Jones majolica Cucumber Tray, c. 1875. Finely moulded as a cucumber vine, with overlapping leaves and flowers, terminating in a baby cucumber as a form of handle to one end.
Decorated in typical majolica glazes; the reverse with a ‘tortoiseshell’ glaze.
Impressed factory mark, and model numbers to the reverse.
Length – 42 cm, 16 1/2”.
Width – 22 cm, 8 5/8”.
Condition – Small repairs to tips of leaves.
George Jones trade catalogue of c.1873, illustrated in George Jones Ceramics by Cluett, figure 72, model number 2563.
