George Jones Majolica Lobster Dish

Object Description

George Jones Majolica dish with cover which features a three piece set, with a lid, dish and undertray. A lobster sits on the lid, with seaweed on a basketweave ground to the dish and undertray. Colouration: pink, yellow, brown, are predominant. The piece bears maker’s marks for the George Jones pottery. Bears a pattern number, ‘3378’. English diamond registration mark for the date 12/09/1876.

Object Condition

Generally Good. Kiln effects: thin glaze application and a few glaze misses to the lobsters tail. RESTORATION. Filled chip to rim of lid. Filled chip to head of lobster. Stabilised and retouched crack to rim of the under-tray. Filled chip on seaweed.

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