Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

November 18, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Two

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 1121

STAFFORDSHIRE AMERICAN HISTORICAL TRANSFER-PRINTED CERAMIC PLATTER

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
STAFFORDSHIRE AMERICAN HISTORICAL TRANSFER-PRINTED CERAMIC PLATTER, featuring light blue transfer "Columbian Star. / Octr 28th 1840.", as printed to underside, created to commemorate the election of William Henry Harrison as the ninth president, it depicts a log cabin with a woman and child by the door and a man plowing behind a pair of horses in foreground, and geometric stars border decoration. Additional marks to underside include garter-style mark with "Jn Ridgway" below pattern name, impressed "JOHN RIDGWAY", and old hand-brushed accession numbers. John Ridgway, Hanley, England. 1830-1841. 14 7/8" x 11 1/8".
Literature: Parallel the Armans - Historical Staffordshire, An Illustrated Check-List, p. 108, pl. #278a; Transferware Collectors Club database pattern #3520.
Provenance: From the collection of Nick Routson, Phoenix, AZ.

Condition

Undamaged, having some expected minor light short scattered scratches.