Lot #: 171
Price Realized: $270.00
($225 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
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 "6". Highly unusual decoration. Glaze loss to interior base. Minor wear and a few knife marks to interior wall of bowl. Rim chips. Minor wear and a small chip to interior edge of rim. Two base chips. A thin, glazed sliver of clay adhered to exterior. Diam. 9 1/4" ; H 3 1/4".
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