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A Rutherford B. Hayes administration oyster plate designed by Theodore Russell Davis for Haviland Limoges, circa 1880 image 1
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Lot 1188

A Rutherford B. Hayes administration oyster plate
designed by Theodore Russell Davis for Haviland Limoges, circa 1880

26 October 2015, 10:00 EDT
New York

US$1,500 - US$2,500

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A Rutherford B. Hayes administration oyster plate
designed by Theodore Russell Davis for Haviland Limoges, circa 1880

The back inscribed in overglaze red FABRIQUÉ PAR / HAVILAND & CO; / d'apres lès dessins / DE; inscribed in overglaze black Theo: R. Davis~; inscribed in underglaze green H&Co; in overglaze blue DESIGN PATENTED / AUGUST 10TH 1880; with five wells, the back edge with a wing-spread eagle.
diameter 8 3/4in (22.3cm)

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Provenance
Michael M. Engel
Rose Engel, (Mrs. Robert Guggenheim, later Grey) sister
Thence by descent

The original state service commissioned from Haviland and Company during the Hayes administration was comprised of 562 pieces with 130 distinctive decorations. This popular plate was created by Theodore R. Davis, who granted to Haviland the right to duplicate pieces for sale to the public. These pieces are distinguished by the overglaze blue patent mark and date of 1880. Remaining sought-after today, similar examples, all bearing the same marks, occasionally come to market, including one that sold at Christie's in 2009 for $4,375 and a pair that sold at Brunk Auctions in 2012 for $5,520.

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