Lot #: 285
Price Realized: $720.00
($600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Very Rare Slip-Decorated Redware Mold, Hagerstown, MD origin, possibly Henry Adam, early 19th century, wheel-thrown form with central tube and semi-squared rim, the lead-glazed surface decorated around the rim and cavetto with a wavy trails of cream-colored slip and straight trails of manganese slip. Brushed manganese slip to tip of tube. The rim/shoulder decoration on this example is closely-related to that found on a number of bowls attributed to Adam. This work is the first slip-decorated mold from the Hagerstown potting school that we have offered. Very nice condition with an approximately 3 1/4" hairline from rim, minor chipping to tube, and other minor wear. H 1 7/8" ; Diam. 9 1/8".
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Exceptional Slip-Decorated Redware Jar, Peter Bell or John Bell, Hagerstown, MD, circa 1820
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Redware Bowl Yellow Slip Streaks, possibly Hagerstown, MD, early 19th Century
Rare Slip-Decorated Redware Dish, probably John Snavely, Hagerstown, MD or Shepherdstown, WV
Very Fine Hagerstown, MD Redware Bowl, possibly Henry Adam, early 19th century
Shenandoah Valley Redware Bowl, attributed to Henry Adam, Hagerstown, MD
