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

August 25, 2023: Summer Americana - Day Two

Fri, Aug 25, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1411

STAFFORDSHIRE SPANISH / AFRICAN MOTIF TRANSFER-PRINTED PLATTERS, LOT OF TWO

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for
$553.50
Sold Price includes BP

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 SPANISH / AFRICAN MOTIF TRANSFER-PRINTED PLATTERS, LOT OF TWO, comprising one featuring "CAPE COAST CASTLE / ON THE GOLD COAST AFRICA", as printed to lower front, depicting several vessels including one flying the American flag, and a tree-and-well example depicting "THE BRIDGE / OF / MARTOREILE", featuring a bridge spanning the Llobregat river in Catalonia. Marks to underside include impressed eagle and shield mark encircled with "E WOOD & SONS BURSLEM WARRANTED / SEMI CHINA". Enoch Wood & Sons, Burslem; Henshall & Co., Longport, England. Circa 1825. 16 3/8" x 12 3/4" and 18 1/4" x 14 1/4".
Literature: The Armans - Historical Staffordshire, An Illustrated Check-List, p. 57, pl. #126; Transferware Collectors Club database patterns #3254 and #5879.

Condition

Martoreile example having some scattered glaze scratches to front and foot with two chips, a flake, and a hairline; Gold Coast having an approximately 10" L crack with some associated flakes, blue ink inscribed notes to back, and an approximately 1" L glaze scratch to front.

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From the William D. Annable estate, Oberlin, OH.