A George Jones Majolica Rooster Teapot, English, Ca. 1872

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A George Jones Majolica Rooster (Cockerel) teapot, English, ca. 1872, naturalistically modeled as a running cockerel, the tail feathers forming … more A George Jones Majolica Rooster (Cockerel) teapot, English, ca. 1872, naturalistically modeled as a running cockerel, the tail feathers forming the handle, the open beak forming the spout. Richly glazed in brown, black, green, pink, red, and yellow on a grassy mound base, the reverse with impressed GJ monogram and painted design number 3203 for 'Cockerel Teapot' as found in the George Jones Majolica Pattern Books preserved in the Wedgwood Archives of the Wedgwood Museum, Barlaston, England, and included in Cluett.

BOOK REFERENCES:
Robert Cluett, "George Jones ceramics: 1861-1951." Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998, p. 270. (George Jones Pattern Numbers from the Wedgwood Archive reprinted in Appendix 4, pp. 269-272.)
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. 247, FIG. 18 .22
Victoria Bergesen, "Majolica: British, Continental and American Wares, 1851-1915." London: Barrie and
Jenkins Publishers, 1989, p. 77.
Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, "Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey." New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, 1989, p. 93.
Nicholas M. Dawes, "Majolica." New York: Crown Publishers, 1990, p. 121, figure 210.
Helen Cunningham, "Majolica Figures." Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Lt less