Lot #: 11
Price Realized: $1,534.00
($1,300 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 and Fine Redware Bowl with Two-Color Slip Wing Decoration, Pennsylvania origin, 19th century, with rounded sides, footed base, and tooled rim, the interior decorated in manganese and cream-colored slip with four wing designs culminating in scrolled ends. Two slip-trailed manganese lines to rim. Underside incised "4". Highly unusual decoration. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased at a household auction near Boyertown, PA in the 1970s. Very nice condition with several small rim chips and some knife marks to interior. Diameter 8 1/4" ; H 2 3/4".
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