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A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA FISH TUREEN AND COVER circa 1870
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- ceramic
- length 19 in.
- 48.3 cm
the slender oval tureen with brown basketweave sides and pink-glazed interior, the cover molded with a large grey sturgeon on a bed of ferns and leaves, indistinctly impressed diamond registration mark and letter E.
Provenance
Sold, Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 1985, lot 15
Condition
The tureen has a tiny chip and adjacent minor 1-in haircrack to the inside rim at one edge. The cover has a pin point flake to the glaze above the fish's head and a 1/2 firing crack at the edge below the fish's belly. The tureen is in overallgood condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A similar George Jones tureen is illustrated by Nicholas M. Dawes in Majolica, fig. 77, p. 48-49. The tureens of this model, which featured either mackerel or salmon, were made in two lengths - 19 inches and 23 inches.