Lot #: 197
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Two Slip-Decorated Redware Plates, American, 19th century, both with coggled edge, including an early example with daubs of green over trails of yellow slip, probably Philadelphia, paired with a smaller plate with elaborate wavy lines of yellow slip. Larger plate with flakes to interior, wear to rim, and a small rim chip. Smaller plate with heavy wear to interior, a shallow rim chip, a 1 3/4" chip to underside, and a large semi-circular crack to underside. Diameter (of larger plate) 10 5/8".
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