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Slip-decorated and sgraffito glazed red earthenware tea canister Southeastern Pennsylvania, dated 1793
Estimate
6,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Slip Decorated and Sgraffito Redware Tea Canister
- Glazed red earthenware
- 5 by 3 5/6 in. diam.
- 1793
Initialed A.M. and dated 1793
Provenance
Harry B. Hartman, Marietta, Pennsylvania, 1972
Literature
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 135, fig. 95B
Condition
Old chips on rim and base
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A closely related plate attributed to Rudolph Drach (1759-after 1814) of Bedminster, Pennsylvania, is illustrated and discussed in Judith Barter and Monica Obniski, "For Kith and Kin: The Folk Art Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago," Antiques and Fine Arts, vol. XII, issue 3, Winter-Spring, 2013, p. 191, fig. 3.