Rare Stoneware Coffee Cup Dated 1892

October 29, 2011 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 206

Price Realized: $230.00

($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Extremely Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Coffee Cup with Initials, Dated 1892, New York State origin, ovoid cup with footed base and applied loop handle, decorated with the large slip-trailed cobalt initials "R.D.S." and the date "1892". Albany slip glazed interior. One of a very few examples of this form in American stoneware we have seen. 2 1/8" inverted Y-shaped hairline from rim. Small base chips. Minor wear to rim. H 3 3/4" ; Diameter 5".

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