May Premier Auction: Day 2
Sat, May 20, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Mon, May 22, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 1207
Five Rookwood Uncle Remus Dishes
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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 |
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1884-1888, molded children's dishes with gadrooned sides in reddish-brown (ginger) clay decorated with illustrations by Edward Pope Cranch (1809-1892) based on Uncle Remus's plantation tales compiled by Joel Chandler Harris, first published in 1881; subjects include "Miss Molly Cottontail page 131" (1884), [good condition with some scratches in glaze]; "Brer Buzzard" (1884) [good condition, some scratches in glaze]; "Br Bar, Miss Brune and Miss Brindle" (1885), [body chip in rim, gilding worn, remnants of overglaze black substance at rim]; "Br Rabbit rides the family horse" (1887) [small body chip, two glaze chips, gilding rubbed, some glaze scratches]; and "Loy Br. Fox you dunno wat trouble is" (1888), [good condition]; all 6-1/2 in. diameter, all with incised titles and artist's script monogram "E.P.C", all marked with impressed straight line "ROOKWOOD" and dates or RP cypher and one or two flames, impressed "87" (shape #) and "G" (for ginger clay). Notes: Edward P. Cranch was, in the 1880s, a retired lawyer and friend of Maria Longworth Nichols and worked as manager and sometime decorator at the early Rookwood Pottery until 1890. Joel Chandler Harris (1848–1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years. He spent the majority of his adult life in Atlanta working as an associate editor at the Atlanta Constitution.. Provenance: one dish with sticker for Gem Antiques, New York City; Private Atlanta Collection
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