Lot #: 183
Price Realized: $480.00
($400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Glazed Redware Sugar Bowl with Mocha-Style Seaweed Decoration, probably PA origin, second half 19th century, wheel-thrown, ovoid form with footed base and applied circular handles, the surface dipped in yellow slip, decorated with copper and manganese seaweed fans in the English mochaware style, and covered in a clear lead glaze. Desirable form and exceptional glaze treatment. Excellent condition with a minor flake to midsection, minor wear to interior of rim, light wear to one handle, a small chip to glaze on bottom edge (possibly in the firing), and two narrow stacker marks on underside. H 2 1/8" : Diam. (across top) 4 3/8".
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