Trenton Majolica Japonisme 'Bird and Fan' Part Ice-Cream Service
Traditionally attributed to Eureka Pottery now attributed to Shorter & Boulton, Trenton, NJ, circa 1882-83
Each of open fan-form, most molded with either a bird or dragonfly inflight among flowering prunus, including: a diamond shaped tray designed as two conjoined fans, eight dishes in two sizes and eight nut/sauce dishes, impressed 3 and painted marks, most with black painted numerals. Length of nut/sauce dishes 4 inches; width of tray 16 inches; length of larger dishes 6 3/4 inches; length of smaller dishes 6 1/4 inches (17).

Provenance:
The Marilyn G. Karmason Collection, Strawser Auctions, Hatfield, PA, 28 & 29 October 2005, lots 42-43 (tray and dishes) 44-46 (nut/sauce dishes).

Exhibited:
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-286; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.279; The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, 8 October 2022-29 January 2023.


C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection

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Handle repair to one cobalt-blue fan nut dish, glaze loss to another.
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