Lot #: 90
Price Realized: $2,645.00
($2,300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Auction Highlight: January 30, 2010 Auction
Redware Plate with Sgraffito Drummer and Fifer Decoration, attributed to Jacob Medinger, Limerick Township, Montgomery Co., PA, late 19th century, decorated with two incised figures in military garb, one beating a drum, the other playing a fife. Figures flanked by sgraffito floral decorations. Surface decorated with sponged manganese and copper over a yellowish slip ground. Surface covered in a clear lead glaze. This plate was modeled after a plate made circa 1810 by David Spinner of Bucks County, PA. Visually-appealing decoration and glaze. Excellent condition with a chip and tiny nick to rim. Diameter 8 1/2".
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