Lot #: 147
Price Realized: $1,495.00
($1,300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Rare Small-Sized Redware Bowl with Slip-Decorated Floral Design, probably Hagerstown, MD, early 19th century, tapered bowl with heavily-beaded rim, the interior with highly unusual flowering plant motif with traces of cream, green, and brown slip. Shoulder of interior of with green banding. Scarce size and decoration. Interior surface covered in a clear lead glaze. Significant losses to slip decoration. Several rim chips. H 2 5/8" ; Diameter 8 1/2".
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