Lot #: 327
Price Realized: $1,680.00
($1,400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Exceptional Large-Sized Slip-Decorated Redware Loaf Dish with Copper Application, Philadelphia, PA origin, fourth quarter 18th century, rectangular form with coggled edge, the lead-glazed interior decorated in yellow slip with wavy stripes, foliate devices, and a central marbled band, overlain with splashes of copper. Exceptional decoration and size. Provenance: Excavated decades ago in Philadelphia. Broken into large pieces with significant professional restoration throughout. L 17 7/8" ; W 12".
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