Lot #: 189
Price Realized: $1,610.00
($1,400 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.
Very Rare Slip-Decorated Redware Plate with Stump and Fence Motif, PA or New England origin, second quarter 19th century, with coggled edge, the interior decorated with a large yellow slip stump, detailed with a striped and spotted edge, flanked by a split-rail fence. This is the first American redware plate we have seen with a stump decoration. This design is occassionally found on American stoneware products of New York State and New England, during the 1850-1880 time period. An outstanding example. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor at the Walter Himmelreich Sale, Pennypacker Auctions, Reading, PA, May 30-31, 1958. 1 5/8" flake to edge. A few other minor chips and wear to edge. 2 1/4" strip of glaze loss to interior. Surface wear and a few other flecks of glaze loss to interior. Diameter 10 1/2".
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