August Americana
Description:
Three Slip-decorated Redware Plates, Trenton, New Jersey, and New York, mid-19th century, all with yellow slip-decoration and coggled rims, the smallest with single and double squiggles and marked on the base "J. McCully/Trenton" (repaired crack); the middle-sized lettered "ABC" above a flourish (chips to rim, losses to slip); the largest lettered "Loco/foco" above a multi-loop flourish, dia. 8 1/4 to 12 in.
Note: The word "Locofoco" refers to a radical wing of the Democratic party founded in New York State in 1835, which exerted some influence over decision making in the late 1830s and early 1840s, primarily with respect to the privatization of banking.
Estimate $400-600
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Keywords
Trenton, banking, Democratic PartyStephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200
Paul O’Hara
Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3224
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