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Fri, Jan 11, 2008 10:00AM EST
Lot 150

Montgomery County, Upper Salford Township, Pennsyl

Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
Sold for
$11,700
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Montgomery County, Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania sgraffito decorated redware plate, attributed to John Neis, early 19th c., the central tulip flower with perched bird within an inscribed border, 11 1/4" dia. For a similar example, see Garvan, The Pennsylvania German Collection, fig. 87. and Esmerian, American Radiance. fig. 113a, pg. 149 & pg. 446. Provenance: Descended in the family of Arthur Sussel.

Condition

Inscription translation “I have come over mountain and valley; I have found evil and unfaithfulness everywhere”. 3" repair to rim. Several small repairs to rim. 1/4" glaze flake in body. 2" x 1/2" area re-glazed at body of tulip. 2" x 1/2" re-glazed to top of left tulip.