Lot #: 410
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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 Redware Plate, Inscribed "Butler", Huntington, L.I., NY origin, mid to late 19th century, with coggled edge, the interior decorated with the yellow-slip inscription, "Butler", with dashed lines above and below. The distinctive penmanship and dashed lines on this inscription lead to a firm attribution to Huntington, Long Island, NY. While a large number of slip-inscribed plates from nearby Norwalk, CT have survived, few from Huntington have been documented. Rim chips. Flakes to interior. Diameter 11 1/2".
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