Olive Jones middle name?

suz Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:35 am

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone knows Olive Jones middle name. I just bought something off T/M thinking it was Olive Jones (as that is what it says), and that it would be nice to have something of hers in my small collection, but I really don't know her work and if she did things like this, and now I'm wondering if maybe it's a different Olive Jones. Any assistance appreciated. Regards, Suz. thanx

**collectiques** Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:22 pm

Hiya Suz - welcome to the forum flower

I have no idea what Olive Jone's middle name was - sorry. I've sold a few of her pieces and only ever come across "Olive Jones" her full signature.

I just had a quick read in "40 legends of NZ design - Douglas Lloyd Jenkins" and he says that she either signed "Olive Jones" or "O Jones"

When you receive the vase, if you haven't already - post a photograph so we can see what the mark looks like - would love to check it out surfing

Cheers
Jo

**TimCaulton** Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:03 pm

Here is her mark

Olive Jones middle name? JonesOlive

suz Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:18 pm

Hi, hmmm, well I am seriously thinking there's another Olive Jones out there now - I guess I'm the perfect Trade Me bidder, there was one very stubborn person bidding against me Rolling Eyes

oopsy daisy.

Here's the auction number, I'm not sure if I can put a T/Me pic on here? Auction 165113544 - if it was Olive Jones it would have been a good buy for the $15 I started bidding at!

**TimCaulton** Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:00 pm

Im guessing its a UK artist

**collectiques** Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:27 pm

suz wrote:Hi, hmmm, well I am seriously thinking there's another Olive Jones out there now - I guess I'm the perfect Trade Me bidder, there was one very stubborn person bidding against me oopsy daisy.

Here's the auction number, I'm not sure if I can put a T/Me pic on here? Auction 165113544 - if it was Olive Jones it would have been a good buy for the $15 I started bidding at!

From what I've read Olive Jones was in London in the 1930's and back in Auckland in 1934...so it probably doesn't fit well unfortunately.

It was in the New Zealand section though not the english section - so perhaps a little misleading in my opinion.

Do some google & ebay searching Suz and see what you can come up with in the UK?

**TimCaulton** Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:31 pm

On the other hands I cant see any reason why Olive Jones couldn't have painted that English plate......all you gotta do is refire it right at a low temp......TONES of English stuff here. Just look at all the commercial tiles potters decorated in NZ as an example.....could be a rare treasure....find out that middle name suz!

**TimCaulton** Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:37 pm

mystery solved ........Olive Emily Jones was born in Onehunga, Auckland............

**collectiques** Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:46 pm

TimCaulton wrote:mystery solved ........Olive Emily Jones was born in Onehunga, Auckland............

Great stuff Tim ... mystery solved cheers

suz Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:55 pm

Yeah thanks Tim Wink

ev Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:34 pm

Another Olive A Jones painted plate is up for auction .....
and it looks just like your one suz
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**TimCaulton** Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:44 pm

Yeah that looks the same

suz Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:08 pm

Hi guys, sorry been busy, yep, that was the same plate. The seller kindly let me back out on the grounds that I thought it was the other Olive Jones (and their staff had it listed as NZ pottery) so yay for that! cheers

First trade me sale I've ever backed out of!

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