Jacob Medinger, Montgomery Co, PA Sgraffito Redware Plate w/ Patriotic Eagle, Inscribed "Anna Mc Allister / 1930"

October 17, 2015 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 325

Price Realized: $920.00

($800 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Rare Presentation Redware Plate with Sgraffito Eagle Decoration, Inscribed "1930 / Anna McAllister", attributed to Jacob Medinger, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, PA, 1930, with coggled edge, the interior decorated with streaks of green and brown over a yellow slip ground, featuring a sgraffito design of a Federal eagle holding a banner in its beak and clutching olive branches in its talons. Incised "1930 / Anna McAllister" to border. Clear lead overglaze. Provenance: A fresh to-the-market example, collected several decades ago in Pennsylvania. Excellent condition with minor edge wear and a 3/8" in-the-firing separation to edge. Diameter 8".