Lot #: 300X
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Two Slip-Decorated Redware Plates, American, 19th century, both with coggled edges, one featuring bold straight and wavy trails of yellow slip, the other decorated with pairs of wavy yellow slip lines flanking two rows of dots. Larger plate with significant restoration interior, a large flake to reverse, and a crack from rim. Smaller plate with heavy chipping to rim, the glazed interior surviving in excellent condition. Diameter (of smaller plate) 7".
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