Lot #: 177B
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Sgraffito Redware Plate with Deer Motif, probably Jacob Medinger, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, PA, late 19th or early 20th century, with coggled edge, the interior decorated with a sgraffito design of a stag with turned head and detailed body, flanked by a flowering vine design. Incised "1814" above. Finely-executed sgraffito-decorated border. Interior decorated with streaks of copper over yellow slip, and covered in a clear lead glaze. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from an old Philadelphia collection. Rim chips. A 1" glazed-over line from edge, visible on interior only. A minor, 3/8" separation at edge, primarily visible on exterior only. Minor wear to interior. Diameter 9 1/2".
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