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Lot 1300

A Collection of Griffen, Smith, & Hill Majolica

Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Hand-painted ceramic, six pieces are by Griffen, Smith & Hill of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, late 19th century, with impressed company marks, including an Etruscan Majolica leaf dish (12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); a floral decorated tray with dual branch handles (12 1/4 x 10 in.); a floral decorated pedestal bowl with scalloped rim, earlier impressed mark (5 x 9 x 9 in.); round Etruscan Majolica shell bowl (3 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.); Etruscan Majolica shell and coral decorated cup (2 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.) and saucer (6 1/4 in.). Also included is a Wedgwood Etruria Strawberry & Vine plate (8 7/8 in.).

Scattered glaze crazing and age staining; bowl and leaf dish with scattered restoration to rims; pedestal bowl with hairline at rim.