A W.T. COPELAND & SONS MAJOLICA 'CENTENNIAL' VASE

DATE CYPHER FOR JULY 1876, BLACK PRINTED MARK, RETAILER'S MARK FOR J.M. SHAW & CO., NEW YORK

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A W.T. COPELAND & SONS MAJOLICA 'CENTENNIAL' VASE
DATE CYPHER FOR JULY 1876, BLACK PRINTED MARK, RETAILER'S MARK FOR J.M. SHAW & CO., NEW YORK
Modeled as three eagles, the handles as crossed spears supporting American flags and applied with shields inscribed 1776 DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, 1876 CENTENNIAL MEMORIAL and WASHINGTON FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 15 April 2008, lot 79.

Lot Essay

This model, celebrating 100 years of American Independence, was produced for the Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876. For a similar example in the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Leberfeld, see Nicholas Dawes, Majolica, New York, 1990, p. 125; for another example see, Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 2002, p. 118.

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