Lot #: 80
Price Realized: $1,320.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Very Rare Glazed Redware Bowl with Copper Decoration, probably Randolph County, NC, second or third quarter 19th century, thin-walled, flaring bowl with concave rim molding, the interior decorated with splashes of dark copper under a clear lead glaze. This bowl's original discovery near Liberty, North Carolina and marked differences from other North Carolinas potting traditions suggests it was made by one of the Quaker potters of Randolph County. One such potter, Henry Watkins, sometimes used a splashed copper decorative treatment on his ware, although the clay used was typically buff in color. Provenance: An old label on the underside reads, "purchased in 1940's / Wm & Jennie Staley Estate / near Liberty." Very nice condition with rim wear, extremely minor wear to interior, and a 2 1/4" hairline from rim. This condition is unusually fine for redware from this region. Diam. 7 1/2" ; H 1 7/8".
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