George Jones Majolica 'Apple Blossom' Teapot Basketweave on Turquoise, ca. 1873
George Jones Majolica 'Apple Blossom' Teapot, the pear-shaped teapot and lid molded with blooming apple tree limbs, with a mossy branch handle and spout, with basketweave banding, the cover surmounted by yellow-banded twigs forming the knop, the reverse with molded British Registry Mark for 29 April 1873; and design number '3304' painted in the thumbprint reserve. This design is documented in the Karmason Library of the Majolica International Society, Number KL002547P with the rarity designation 'Rare.
For thirty years we have been among the preeminent specialists in fine antique majolica.
Book references: Susan Weber et al., MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States 1850--1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Volume Two, p. 250.
Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, MAJOLICA, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey. New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Second Edition, 2002, p. 91.
Robert Cluett, GEORGE JONES CERAMICS: 1861 - 1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998, p.52.
George Jones Majolica 'Apple Blossom' Teapot, the pear-shaped teapot and lid molded with blooming apple tree limbs, with a mossy branch handle and spout, with basketweave banding, the cover surmounted by yellow-banded twigs forming the knop, the reverse with molded British Registry Mark for 29 April 1873; and design number '3304' painted in the thumbprint reserve. This design is documented in the Karmason Library of the Majolica International Society, Number KL002547P with the rarity designation 'Rare.
For thirty years we have been among the preeminent specialists in fine antique majolica.
Book references: Susan Weber et al., MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States 1850--1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Volume Two, p. 250.
Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, MAJOLICA, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey. New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Second Edition, 2002, p. 91.
Robert Cluett, GEORGE JONES CERAMICS: 1861 - 1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998, p.52.
George Jones Majolica 'Apple Blossom' Teapot, the pear-shaped teapot and lid molded with blooming apple tree limbs, with a mossy branch handle and spout, with basketweave banding, the cover surmounted by yellow-banded twigs forming the knop, the reverse with molded British Registry Mark for 29 April 1873; and design number '3304' painted in the thumbprint reserve. This design is documented in the Karmason Library of the Majolica International Society, Number KL002547P with the rarity designation 'Rare.
For thirty years we have been among the preeminent specialists in fine antique majolica.
Book references: Susan Weber et al., MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States 1850--1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Volume Two, p. 250.
Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, MAJOLICA, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey. New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Second Edition, 2002, p. 91.
Robert Cluett, GEORGE JONES CERAMICS: 1861 - 1951. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998, p.52.