Lot #: 167
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Very Rare Glazed Redware Sugar Bowl with Inscription, Signed "Isaac Boyer / 1848," Adams County, Pennsylvania, origin, finely-potted bowl with rounded foot, stepped shoulder, and flared rim, the surface covered in lead glaze over an orange ground. Incised on underside "This Sager Bole [sic] was made by Isaac Boyer 1848". Missing lid. Bowl in excellent condition with minor wear to shoulder and rim. H 3 3/4".
(See our blog post on Boyer for more information.)
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