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Fri, Nov 18, 2016 02:00PM EST - Sat, Nov 19, 2016 02:00PM EST
Lot 252

Twelve Wedgewood Duke University

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

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Plates English, 1937-1938, molded rim with blue transfer images in center of each, subjects identified on reverse, 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: Property from the Duke Family Collection

Condition

all in good condition

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