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Rare and important oval sgraffito glazed red earthenware dish with flowers and heart, attributed to Conrad Mumbouer (1761-1845) or John Monday (1809-1862) Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1835-1845
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- OVAL SGRAFFITO DISH WITH FLOWERS AND HEART
- Glazed red earthenware
- 1 1/2 by 14 7/8 in. oval
- c. 1835-1845
Provenance
George Horace Lorimer, Philadelphia
Bernard and S. Dean Levy, New York, 1977
Bernard and S. Dean Levy, New York, 1977
Exhibited
On loan to IBM from the George Horace Lorimer Collection, c. 1942-1977
Literature
Schaffner, Cynthia V.A. and Susan Klein. Folk Hearts: A Celebration of the Heart Motif in American Folk Art. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984, p. 93
Schwartz, Marvin D., Collectors' Guide to Antique American Ceramics. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969, p. 24
Stoudt, John Joseph, Pennsylvania Folk Art: An Interpretation, Allentown, PA: Schleeter's, 1948, p. 324
American Radiance, The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 144, fig. 107
Schwartz, Marvin D., Collectors' Guide to Antique American Ceramics. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969, p. 24
Stoudt, John Joseph, Pennsylvania Folk Art: An Interpretation, Allentown, PA: Schleeter's, 1948, p. 324
American Radiance, The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 144, fig. 107
Condition
Very good. Tiny, old glaze loss (1/16 in.). Varnish a little dull.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A number of traditional potters working in southeastern Pennsylvania regularly produced different sizes of rectangular earthenware dishes with rounded corners, or "loaf pans," but few geometrically true oval examples such as this rare sgraffito-decorated version have survived. The decorative pattern, clay type, and glaze character of this example relate it to the work of Conrad Mumbouer and John Monday, two Bucks County potters whose close working relationship led to shared stylistic preferences and work patterns. -J..L.L.
Another oval example is pictured in Edwin Atlee Barber, Tulip Ware of the Pennsylvania-German Potters: An Historical Sketch of the Art of Slip-Decoration in the United States (1903; reprint, New York: Dover Publications, 1970), p. 202. Two scalloped oval versions are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the H. F. duPont Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware.