Lot #: 6
Price Realized: $708.00
($600 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Rare Slip-Decorated "1776" Commemorative Plate, Pennsylvania origin, probably Berks County, circa 1876, with coggled edge, the interior decorated with manganese and olive-brown slip lines flanking the date "1776". Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased years ago at a Montgomery County, PA estate auction. Wear and small chips to rim. Light surface wear to lead glaze on interior. No glaze flakes. Diameter 8 3/8".
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