Lot #: 181
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Two Slip-Decorated Redware Plates, Norwalk, CT origin, circa 1840, a large plate with coggled edge and abstract decoration of looping and wavy lines in yellow slip, paired with a smaller plate with coggled edge, decorated with the initials "WB" in yellow slip. Provenance: Fresh-to-the-market examples from a long-term Midwestern collection. Larger plate with wear to slip, a shallow 7/8" chip to rim, and other minor nicks and chips to rim. Smaller plate with large crack from edge, large rim, chip, flakes to slip, and some restoration to slip. Diameter (of larger plate) 12".
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