Extremely Rare Slip-Decorated Redware Cup, probably Charlestown, Massachusetts, 18th century

Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 245

Price Realized: $2,280.00

($1,900 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Extremely Rare Slip-Decorated Redware Cup, probably Charlestown, MA, 18th century, wide-rimmed, ovoid form with narrow base and applied handle, decorated with a wavy line in slip-trailed yellow slip against a mottled orange ground. Stripe of yellow slip to handle. Heavy lead glaze to exterior and interior. The glaze, color, and slip decoration of this cup are all consistent with the few surviving examples of slip-decorated redware produced during the 18th century in Charlestown, MA, as well as sherds excavated from the city's Great House / Three Cranes Tavern site. Wear to rim and handle. H 2 1/2" ; Diam. (across rim) 3 3/4".




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