American & Southern Auction | October 16, 2024
Wed, Oct 16, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 527
Five Former MESDA English Delft "Merry Man" Plates, with One Made To Match
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
18th century, comprising: five plates numbered one through six (excluding two), each with figural and scrolled cartouche surrounding portion of phrase, 8-1/2 in. diameter; together with 20th century reproduction number two plate, the base marked "Henriot Quimper/2224-10/Old Salem/MESDA", 8-3/4 in. diameter
Provenance: Former Collection of MESDA; A North Carolina Private Collection
Note: According to consignor notes the five period plates were on display in the early galleries at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (accession numbers 2224-6 through 2224-10).
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Former Collection of MESDA; A North Carolina Private Collection
scattered anomalies, pinholes, crazing, glaze voids, and hairlines, some rims with filled chips and retouch, some surface scratches to interiors and bases, surface dirt/accretion; number five plate with large crack
