A George Jones majolica rectangular sardine dish, cover and stand, circa 1875, typically modelled and decorated in colours, un-marked but with un-glazed patches, the stand 22cm in length Provenance: The property of a gentleman of title.See Robert Cluett, George Jones Ceramics (1998), p. 63, fig. 109 for the same box which at the time of publication the author suggests the sardine boxes illustrated had an auction estimate range of £2000-2500 each.