PROBABLY ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY

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Pook & Pook. The Collection of J. Jefferson and Anne Weiler Miller. April 25th 2015 Lot 1122. Pennsylvania redware butter print, 19th c., with floral decoration, 4" dia. Minor rim flakes. [Back has manganese decoration and is glazed]. Provenance: Joyce Leiby, 1990. Estimated: $300 - $500. Realized: $2640 to Greg Kramer.

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Pook & Pook. April 25th & 26th 2014. Lot 643. Pennsylvania redware charger, 19th c., with trailing slip and comb decoration, 13 3/4" dia. Several small rim chips, 3 1/2" crack. Estimated: $800 - $1200.

Artist Unknown, Jar (1795) Southeastern Pennsylvania.

John Bell Pottery (Waynesboro, PA) Auction Highlights

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CIRCA 1685-1705

A Superb and old rattle; the upper portion in the form of an eagle's face with hooked beak beneath ovoid eyes and arching brows, the whole with original red and black pigments, remains of animal hair atop the head. The handle with an exceptional patina of use. 1880's or earlier. On a custom base. H. 10"

Pook & Pook 1/13/17 Lot 155 left side. Estimate: $500 - 1,000. Realized: $5,166. Description: Alamance County, North Carolina redware pitcher, ca. 1800, with yellow and brown slip decoration, 9 3/4'' h. Provenance: Titus Geesey. Condition: Loss to decoration, heavy below spout. Several old rim chips.

Slip-Decorated Redware Plate, American, possibly Norwalk, CT, circa 1840, with coggled edge, the interior decorated with a large looping zig-zag stripe of yellow slip. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market from a long-term Midwestern collection. Several rim chips. Some flakes to slip on interior. Diameter 10 1/4". Crocker Farm. 3/1/14. Lot # 188. Est: $200-400.

Crocker Farm 7/19/14 Lot #: 129 Realized: $1,035. Pennsylvania Redware Plate with Yellow Slip and Brown Sponged Decoration. Fine Slip-Decorated Redware Plate, Pennsylvania origin, 19th century, with coggled edge and heavy cream-colored slip decoration surrounded by a manganese-sponged border. Provenance: Ex-Paul Flack Collection. Rim with a few small chips and light wear. One small surface flake to interior. 2 1/2" hairline from rim. Diameter 8 1/4".

Crocker Farm 3/19/16 Lot # 409. Estimate: $250 - 400. Realized: $403 ($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium). Slip-Decorated Redware Plate, probably Philadelphia origin, circa 1840, with coggled edge, the interior decorated in yellow slip with a band of wavy lines intersected by flag-like trailing. A 7/8" rim chip. Additional rim wear. Typical minor glaze wear to interior. Diameter 9 3/4".

Pook & Pook. The Collection of J. Jefferson and Anne Weiler Miller. April 25th 2015 Lot 1019. Pennsylvania redware pie plate, 19th c., attributed to Willoughby Smith, with yellow, green, and brown slip crossed lines, 6 1/2" dia. rim chips. A few glaze flakes. Provenance: Greg Kramer, 2001. Estimated: $400 - $800. Realized: $1480.

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