Lot 503
  • 503

Rare sgraffito glazed red earthenware plate with open tulips, attributed to Conrad Mumbouer (1761-1845) 1830-1840

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • SGRAFFITO PLATE WITH OPEN TULIPS
  • Glazed red earthenware
  • 1 7/8 by 11 7/8 in. diam.
  • C. 1830-1840
Underside incised, post-firing: Feb. 1, 1779 (of a later date and likely in a hand not that of the maker)

Provenance

Philip Cowan, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1968

Literature

Rebus Inc. American Country Folk Art. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1990, p. 89
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 145, fig. 108C

Condition

small chips in glaze extreme right near edge
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