RARE BRITISH EMANCIPATION CERAMIC BOWL "FREEDOM FIRST OF AUGUST 1838".
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Winning Bid:
$702.65 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
3
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:00:00 AM)
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Auction:
Auction #216 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 977 in auction 216
Value Code:
J/K - $700 to $2,000 Help Icon
Item Description
10.5" dia. Central image features an African family outside a small cottage with a father and son dancing and a mother kneeling next to a child while gesturing with her hand to the flag flying in the distance reading "Liberty". Text references the 'Slavery Abolition Act' abolishing slavery across the British empire in 1838. Bowl has three small chips on the outer rim with a pair at 2 o'clock and a third at three o'clock. Reverse has one small chip on the rim of the base at 11 o'clock. Central image remains bold and striking. Fine.
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