George Jones Majolica Cobalt-Blue Ground Nautilus-Shell and Seaweed Spoon Warmer
Circa 1875
The naturalistic shell trimmed in yellow, molded with seaweed, on a rockwork base, the interior turquoise, the underside mottled in green and brown, black painted shape no. 2735 and E. Height 5 1/4 inches, width 6 1/4 inches.

Literature:
KL003782 Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, cat. 76, fig. 5.18.

Exhibited:
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-682; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.72; The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, 8 October 2022-29 January 2023.

Reference:
Robert Cluett, George Jones Ceramics 1861-1951, p. 270 and p. 52, fig. 71 for a trade catalogue circa 1873 featuring this form. Pilar Viladas, Compound Interest, New York Times Magazine, New York, 8 August 1999, p. 52 (turquoise).


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