George Jones Majolica Butterfly Beauty-Patch / Powder

George Jones Majolica Butterfly Beauty-Patch / Powder Box and Cover
Circa 1874
Impressed GJ monogram mark, raised registry diamond (18-U-A-6) for 18 December 1874 and black painted :.: to cover
The cover naturalistically painted as a brightly colored butterfly, the rustic box as a tree-stump edged by daisies and foliage. Height 1 1/2 inches, width overall 4 inches.

Provenance:
With Charles L. Washburne, Chappaqua, NY

Literature:
Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 99 for a dressing set incorporating this form and p. 102.
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, fig. 5.69.

Reference:
Nicholas M. Dawes, Majolica, p. 35, fig. 50 for a design drawing showing a complement of items in a George Jones majolica dressing set, including the present form.

C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
Condition Report: clever professional restoration to bottom left lobe of butterfly wing and to a foot rim line below the registration diamond; blacklighted

See also lot 1028 (George Jones Butterfly Pomade/Cosmetic Box and Cover) and lot 1060 (George Jones Butterfly and Orchid Dressing Table Oval Tray), which complement the present lot

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