Two Polychrome Enamel Pearlware Eagle Plates

Description:

Two Polychrome Enamel Pearlware Eagle Plates, England, early 19th century, early depictions of the Seal of the United States, a round-form soup and a dinner plate, the central eagle painted in dark brown, blue, and gold with green olive branches, the feather-edge border in green, dia. 9, 9 1/2 in.

Provenance: The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Edward and Bertha Rose Collection of Ceramics. Sold to benefit the acquisition fund.
Estimate $600-800

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