American & Southern Auction | June 27, 2024
Thu, Jun 27, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 649
Rare Alamance County North Carolina Slip Decorated Earthenware Dish
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
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 |
attributed to Solomon Loy, circa 1825, yellow colored lead glazed surface, decorated central floral motif in orange, manganese, and copper slip, encircled by manganese, copper, and orange slip banded linework, upper flared portion of dish with alternating grape cluster motifs and comma style linework in manganese, copper, and orange slip, angled rounded rim edge, 11-3/4 in.
Provenance: From the Collection of Charlotte and L. C. Beckerdite
Note: Illustrated in Linda F. Carnes - McNaughton's article Solomon Loy: Master Potter of the Carolina Piedmont, Ceramics in America, 2010, figure 47, pg. 131, also pictured in the North Carolina Earthenware Database, online at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Library Search, https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/KS6CS35ACPYGI8X
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From the Collection of Charlotte and L. C. Beckerdite
glaze voids and anomalies as made, wear and loss to central slip motif, heavy wear with circular chips to lots of the surface, losses to other areas of slip decoration, wear and chips to rim edge, 1-1/2 in. loss to rim edge, 3 in. hairlines down opposing sides of dish, another smaller hairline down from rim edge, three 1-1/4 losses to clay body on underside of dish, curving 5 in. stabilized crack on base
