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Emporium Auction - July 13, 2023

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 09:00AM EDT
  • Estate of Katharine Lee Reid, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lot 389

Large Mark Hewitt Center Bowl and Charger

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

(Pittsboro, North Carolina, 20th century, English b. 1955) salt glazed center bowl, kaolin slip glazed interior with blue zig zags and black spots, applied strap handles under rounded lip, "WMH" stamp on base, 6-1/2 x 19-3/4 in.; salt glaze charger, olive glazed interior with kaolin and iron slip line and circular decoration, impressed "75" and makers stamp on base, 3-1/2 x 19 in.

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, minor surface abrasions, one side of center bowl broken and pieced back together with infill and large visible cracks, charger in good condition

W.M. Hewitt Pottery, Pittsboro, North Carolina; Estate of Katharine Lee Reid, Chapel Hill, North Carolina