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Wed, Jan 11, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 6

Ten Aesthetic Movement Sunflower Earthenware Tiles

Estimate: $400 - $600

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$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

American, 19th century, industrially produced transfer painted tiles, each approximately 6-1/8 x 6-1/8 in.

Provenance: Estate of Katharine Lee Reid, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Note: Illustrated in Barnard, Bishop, and Barnards catalog, 1884, No. 72. Accompanied by copy of excerpt with similar example illustrated.

Condition

surface accretion, plaster residue, scratching to surface, some chipping along edges; one with large chips to verso edges; three with cracks and adhesive repairs, one with retouch

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Estate of Katharine Lee Reid, Chapel Hill, North Carolina