March Premier Auction: Day 2
Sat, Mar 25, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Mon, Mar 27, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 813
Seventeen Wedgwood Duke University
Estimate: $500 - $800
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 |
Plates
English, 1937-1938, transfer images in center of each, subjects identified on reverse: fourteen molded rim with blue; two maroon; one red, two Wedgwood marks also on reverse, 10-1/2 in.,. Notes: In 1937, planning for the 1938-1939 Duke University centennial celebration, the Alumni Association contracted with Josiah Wedgwood & Sons to produce a set of commemorative plates. The first edition, three hundred sets of twelve plates, bore the signature of William Preston Few, Duke‘s President, on the back. A second unsigned edition was also produced. The Duke University collection includes a set of plates, a brochure, articles and 2 framed plate patterns. See Duke University Wedgwood Plates Reference Collection, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.. Provenance: Twelve of the group came from The Duke Family Collection sold at Brunk Auctions, 2016; Private Collection
all in good condition
Condition
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