19th Century Art Nouveau Strawberry Service in Vitrified Majolica by Georges Jones, England, 1882, Set of 5

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Fabulous tray with bowls and ladles for strawberries and cream or other sauces, in vitrified majolica ceramic, modeled and decorated … Read more Fabulous tray with bowls and ladles for strawberries and cream or other sauces, in vitrified majolica ceramic, modeled and decorated entirely by hand. Made and signed with the brand engraved under the tray, by the very famous English manufacturer George Jones & Sons around the end of the 19th century. Finally, presence of the catalog number in red. The service consists of a large tray, two bowls for sauces and two ladles, for a total of 5 pieces. The service is made in full Liberty - Art Noveau style, with barbotine flowers, a classic shape and color of this artistic movement. Each object in the service was entirely modeled by hand and note the brilliant vitrification which indicates the use of enamels rich in feldspars.

Useful information for evaluating the object:
In the last photos, immediately after those of the object, we have placed some of the brands used by the manufacturer, including ours used between 1881 and 1891, and the photo with historical information on the manufacturer for those who want to find out more. Then we placed the same strawberry service, but in a more slip-worked version and with a different colour, published in a volume on Georges Jones majolica published by Schiffer in 1998, valued at 2700-3100 pounds, but considering inflation from from 1998 to today we are certainly talking about a much higher value. Then we put a vase estimated at $1500-2500 sold for $5000 (6500 considering the auction fees) and another strawberry set sold I would say "poorly" for $3500 plus fees on an estimate of $4000-6000 at Christie's. Finally, a teapot sold at auction for over $56,000, plus auction fees. All this to give an idea of ​​the importance of this English manufacture.

Information on the artist and/or manufacturer:
A maker of earthenware, earthenware and porcelain in Stoke-on-Trent, at the age of 14 George Jones began a seven-year apprenticeship with Minton. After completion in 1844 he worked as a peddler for Wedgwood. George began production around 1861, as George Jones & Co. from 1872, however, he began producing porcelain. In 1873 the two eldest sons, Frank Ralph Jones and George Henry Jones became partners in the business which was renamed George Jones & Sons. "Crescent" was registered as a trademark for the new company. At that time the company had 590 employees. In 1957 George Jones & Sons Ltd ceased trading and in 1959 the Crescent works were demolished. This piece has an attribution mark,
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