Lot #: 335
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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 Charger with Star Motif, Huntington, Long Island, New York origin, circa 1807-1860, with coggled edge, decorated with five impressed yellow-slip stars surrounding a brushed slip circle with star at center. This charger is the first Huntington example bearing this decoration we have seen. An approximately 8" crack from edge with a fairly-tight, approximately 8" Y-shaped line extending through it. Losses to slip. A shallow 5/8" rim chip and two other minor rim chips. Diameter 13".
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