Lot #: 335
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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.
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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