A few examples of appraisal values for
RAMAGE

• THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 4
  THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 4 VOLUMES, 1874 The Works of William Shakespeare, bound four volume set, edited, with a revision of the text by both Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, in full calf binding with gilt detailing to the spines, with a portrait frontispiece of Shakespeare to the first volume and illegible inscription in ink dated "1874," London: Bickers and Son; J Bumpus; J. Ramage & Co.; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co.; W. H. Smith & Son; Henry Sotheran & Co., 1874. Each approx: 8.75" H x 5.75" W. Shelf wear throughout including scuffs to leather, toning of paper. Provenance: From the estate of American film producer Martin Bregman (Scarface, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon). Removed from his Park Avenue apartment decorated by Sister Parish and Albert Hadley.
• JESSIE RAMAGE
  JESSIE RAMAGE ABERCROMBY(Scottish, 1851-1913) Homeward Bound, 1877, signed lower left "Jessie Abercromby. 1877", oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in.; gilt wood and composition frame, 29 x 40-5/8 in. Provenance: Estate of Claude and Leona P. Canada, Kentucky Note: Jessie Ramage Abercromby was the wife of the artist, John Brown Abercromby, who painted in a very similar style. Condition: original stretcher and tacking edge, yellowed varnish, surface dirt, canvas slack, stretcher marks, puncture lower left, crackle; frame with loss to composition, abrasions
• ABUJA (NIGERIA) POTTERY VASE WITH
  ABUJA (NIGERIA) POTTERY VASE WITH INCISED DECORATION HEIGHT: 5 3/4 IN. (14.6 CM.)ABUJA (NIGERIA) POTTERY VASE WITH INCISED DECORATION, Dimensions: Height: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) Provenance: Bought from Michael O'Brien Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• TWO AMERICAN ART POTTERY VASES
  TWO AMERICAN ART POTTERY VASES AND A FLORALINE BOWL, MID-20TH CENTURYTWO AMERICAN ART POTTERY VASES AND A FLORALINE BOWL, MID-20TH CENTURY, flaring vase with yellow interior, pale yellow glaze, fluted design, unmarked, h: 9 1/4 in.; a 1930s square modernist vase, signed but illegible, possibly Southern California, h: 6 1/2 in.; and a Floraline bowl (3) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• MICHAEL CARDEW ATTRIBUTED
  MICHAEL CARDEW ATTRIBUTED WIDE-MOUTHED EARTHENWARE JAR 9 X 5 1/2 IN. (22.9 X 14 CM.)MICHAEL CARDEW ATTRIBUTED WIDE-MOUTHED EARTHENWARE JAR, Michael Cardew (British, 1901-1983) slip glaze and brush decoration in brown tones, attribution confirmed by Ray Finch via Wendy Blackburne Dimensions: 9 x 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 14 cm.) Provenance: Purchased from Cheddington Studio Pottery Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• GERMAN CONFECTIONARY SHOP
  GERMAN CONFECTIONARY SHOP DIORAMAGerman confectionary shop diorama, early to mid 20th c., with various baked goods on a walnut shelf and counter, 11 1/4" h., 12" w. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• DAVID RAMAGE PRENTICE (NEW
  DAVID RAMAGE PRENTICE (NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT, 1943-), UNTITLED., COLOR LITHOGRAPH, 40.5” X 30”. UNFRAMED.DAVID RAMAGE PRENTICE, New York/Connecticut, 1943-, Untitled. Signed, dated and numbered 31/200 in pencil lower margin. Dimensions: Color lithograph, 40.5" x 30". Unframed.
• SOCIETE CERAMIQUE MAESTRICHT BOWL
  SOCIETE CERAMIQUE MAESTRICHT BOWL WITH THREE ENGLISH PIECESSOCIETE CERAMIQUE MAESTRICHT BOWL WITH THREE ENGLISH PIECES, a large Societe Ceramique Maestricht, Made in Holland, hand painted bowl; a 19th Century English hand painted bowl; a Spode neoclassical small plate, first quarter 19th Century; and a modern Spode platter with neoclassical design (4) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ENCAUSTIC
  WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ENCAUSTIC CUP, CIRCA 1790 HEIGHT (EXCLUDING HANDLES): 2 3/4 IN. (6.99 CM.)WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT ENCAUSTIC CUP, CIRCA 1790, English black basalt encaustic-decorated high-handled cup, circa 1790, painted xxxviii mark, attributed to Wedgwood, after the Antique Greek or Etruscan kantharos form, each side with a red and white highlighted foliate design, the foot with a bead and reel pattern band Dimensions: Height (excluding handles): 2 3/4 in. (6.99 cm.) Provenance: Bought from Lindsay Grigsby, Chadds Ford, PA Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• PHIL ROGERS MARSTON POTTERY OVOID
  PHIL ROGERS MARSTON POTTERY OVOID STONEWARE VESSEL HEIGHT: 8 IN. (20.3 CM.)PHIL ROGERS MARSTON POTTERY OVOID STONEWARE VESSEL, soft undulating lobed top in an ash glaze, cross hatching design, with ridged body, impressed monogram to side of foot rim Catalogue note: Bought from the potter. Dimensions: Height: 8 in. (20.3 cm.) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• MALCOLM WRIGHT, GLOBULAR JAR WITH
  MALCOLM WRIGHT, GLOBULAR JAR WITH SCATTERED LEAVES DESIGNMALCOLM WRIGHT, GLOBULAR JAR WITH SCATTERED LEAVES DESIGN, globular form with a pale grey glaze, with rust highlights, painted with scattered leaves Cataogue note: Malcolm Wright was born in Minnesota and received his formal education in Vermont, where he has lived and worked for nearly 30 years. When he was introduced to Japanese pottery making, while teaching at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., his lifelong vocation as a potter began. Wright apprenticed with the family of Tarouemon Nakazato, a 12th generation potter who was named a Living National Treasure in Japan, where a keen awareness of focus and technique, combined with his own experimental curiosity and various artistic influences led Wright to develop a unique style. Wright and his wife, Marjorie, established Turnpike Road Pottery, Marlboro, Vermont in 1970. In the early 1970s he taught at Marlboro College and established the ceramics program there. (Traditional Fine Arts Association) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• RICHARD BATTERHAM LARGE BOWL
  RICHARD BATTERHAM LARGE BOWL HEIGHT: 4 3/4 IN. (12.1 CM.), DIAMETER: 10 1/2 IN. (26.7 CM.)RICHARD BATTERHAM LARGE BOWL, Richard Batterham (British, 1936-2021) pale green glazed on interior, with rouletted marks to interior and exterior, unglazed on exterior, with incised stamps and leaf decoration, and the artist's fingerprint in design Catalogue note: Purchased from the potter. Dimensions: Height: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.), Diameter: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm.) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• GROUP OF DENISE KEEGAN FOR HISTORIC
  GROUP OF DENISE KEEGAN FOR HISTORIC EASTFIELD VILLAGE CERAMICSGROUP OF DENISE KEEGAN FOR HISTORIC EASTFIELD VILLAGE CERAMICS, including a short beaker with rows of impressed design, covered in a pale off-white glaze, h: 4 7/8 in.; a tall mug decorated with scrolling flowers on cream ground, strap handle, h: 5 1/4 in.; a pair of small tea bowls and matching saucers, painted with berries, palm fronds and brown wrigglework; two bowls with fruiting grape cluster, dia: 6 in.; and another bowl with a band of flowers and foliage, dia: 6 3/4 in. (9) Provenance: Acquired from the artist Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• BOWLS BY DENISE KEEGAN FOR HISTORIC
  BOWLS BY DENISE KEEGAN FOR HISTORIC EASTFIELD VILLAGE STUDIO: THREE MEDIUM AND TWO LARGEBOWLS BY DENISE KEEGAN FOR HISTORIC EASTFIELD VILLAGE STUDIO: THREE MEDIUM AND TWO LARGE, with impressed and painted initials under bases, including a bowl with leafy swags, another with leaves and wrigglework and the third with oak leaves and acorns, dia: 7 3/4 in.; one larger bowl with oak leaves and acorns, the other with swags en grisaille, dia: 9 1/2 in. (5) Provenance: Acquired from the artist Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• PAIR OF DON CARPENTIER, EASTFIELD
  PAIR OF DON CARPENTIER, EASTFIELD VILLAGE, CREAMWARE WALL POCKETS HEIGHT: 12 IN. (30.5 CM.)PAIR OF DON CARPENTIER, EASTFIELD VILLAGE, CREAMWARE WALL POCKETS, depicting a female face, surrounded by shaped leaves, terminating in a point, impressed marks to back (2) Dimensions: Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm.) Provenance: Note: Purchased from the potter. Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• FOUR FEATHERED EDGE CREAMWARE
  FOUR FEATHERED EDGE CREAMWARE DISHES, DON CARPENTIER, WITH TWO CARPENTIER FOR HISTORIC EASTFIELD VILLAGE SAUCE BOATSFOUR FEATHERED EDGE CREAMWARE DISHES, DON CARPENTIER, WITH TWO CARPENTIER FOR HISTORIC EASTFIELD VILLAGE SAUCE BOATS, four creamware dishes, with a molded creamware sauce boat, and a molded Whieldon style sauce boat (6) Catalogue note: Sauce boats bought from the potter. Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• JAPANESE SETO 'UMA NO OZEN'
  JAPANESE SETO 'UMA NO OZEN' (HORSE EYE) DISH, EDO PERIOD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY (1800-1830) DIAMETER: 10 1/2 IN. (26.67 CM.)JAPANESE SETO 'UMA NO OZEN' (HORSE EYE) DISH, EDO PERIOD, EARLY 19TH CENTURY (1800-1830), the thickly potted dish covered in a pale crackled glaze and decorated with dark brown stylized swirled designs, brown rims Dimensions: Diameter: 10 1/2 in. (26.67 cm.) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• GROUP OF PORCELAIN AND POTTERYGROUP
  GROUP OF PORCELAIN AND POTTERYGROUP OF PORCELAIN AND POTTERY, including a B,O & B Etruria Works long covered dish, l: 8 1/4 in.; a Wood & Sons Wood Ware transfer-printed bowl in the 'Mayfair' pattern, dia: 9 1/2 in.; a pair of blue striped and foliate decorated flaring bowls after the original from the Gulbenkian Museum, dia: 8 1/4 in.; and a Spanish Talavera bowl, dia: 12 1/4 in. (5) Provenance: Gulbenkian bowls bought at the Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon; B, O & B covered dish from Skinner Auctioneers Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• RAY FINCH FOR WINCHCOMBE POTTERY
  RAY FINCH FOR WINCHCOMBE POTTERY TWO SLIP-DECORATED EARTHENWARE JUGSRAY FINCH FOR WINCHCOMBE POTTERY TWO SLIP-DECORATED EARTHENWARE JUGS, Ray Finch (British, 1914-2012) small slipware milk jug with iron decoration on yellow ground, impressed early RF and pottery marks, made 1936-42; a varicolored glaze jug with dark slip-trail decoration, fired in the bottle kiln in the 1930s, 5 shillings is marked twice in pencil on the base, early Finch impressed mark (2) Provenance: The milk jug purchased from the Peter Highley collection, 2015 The jug purchased from Dan Manning Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• MICHAEL CARDEW ATTRIBUTED WENFORD
  MICHAEL CARDEW ATTRIBUTED WENFORD AND WINCHCOMBE POTTERY CERAMICS DIAMETER OF LARGER: 8 1/2 IN. (21.6 CM.)MICHAEL CARDEW ATTRIBUTED WENFORD AND WINCHCOMBE POTTERY CERAMICS, Michael Cardew (British, 1901-1983) attributed, two ceramics: one platter with fish design, impressed mark for Winchcombe; one thick saucer modeled on a Bernard Leach design (2) Dimensions: Diameter of larger: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.) Provenance: Fish plate purchased from Dan Manning Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• JOHN MALTBY STONESHILL POTTERY
  JOHN MALTBY STONESHILL POTTERY STONEWARE LIDDED BOX HEIGHT: 3 IN. (7.62 CM.)JOHN MALTBY STONESHILL POTTERY STONEWARE LIDDED BOX, John Maltby (British, b. 1936-December 22, 2020) a hexagonal lidded box with checkerboard design on three sides, the lid with a pierced handle, Maltby's seal and pottery mark on the side Dimensions: Height: 3 in. (7.62 cm.) Provenance: Adam Partridge Purchased from Johnny Melhuish Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• GEOFFREY WHITING AND GEOFF FULLER
  GEOFFREY WHITING AND GEOFF FULLER STUDIO POTTERY STONEWARE CERAMICS HEIGHT OF JUG: 7 1/2 IN. (19.1 CM.)GEOFFREY WHITING AND GEOFF FULLER STUDIO POTTERY STONEWARE CERAMICS, Geoffrey Whiting (British, 1919-1988) for Avoncroft Pottery, a large jug with varicolored dripping glazes over an oatmeal body, impressed GW and A marks; Geoff Fuller (British, 1936-2022) two small shallow bowls with brushwork and slip-trail decoration (3) Dimensions: Height of jug: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm.) Provenance: The jug purchased from Paul Rice 2013 Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• GROUP OF WENFORD BRIDGE STUDIO
  GROUP OF WENFORD BRIDGE STUDIO CERAMICS HEIGHT OF LARGEST: 5 3/4 IN. (14.6 CM.)GROUP OF WENFORD BRIDGE STUDIO CERAMICS, Harry Davis (British, 1910-1986) oatmeal glaze coffee pot with bands of dark brown, slip-trail and wax resist decoration, impressed mark HD below handle; Clement Kofi Athey (Nigerian, 20th Century) for Wenford Bridge, jar with incised meander and bands of glaze, impressed CA and Wenford Bridge marks; 2 jugs of a similar size and design, the first in an oatmeal glaze decorated with olive slip-trail, the second in a grey green glaze with wax resist kaki glaze decoration, both with impressed marks for Wenford Bridge (4) Dimensions: Height of largest: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) Provenance: Cheddington Studio Pottery Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• COLLECTION OF BLUE AND WHITE
  COLLECTION OF BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN PIECESCOLLECTION OF BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN PIECES, including a large F. Wilkin & Co. (England) molded blue and white 'Milton' basin with three sprays of flowering chrysanthemum, dia: 16 in.; a Spode low serving dish with central idyllic landscape within scroll, foliate and flowering border, gilt rims, dia: 9 3/4 in.; 3 modern Spode 'Blue Room Collection' dinner plates, dia: 10 1/4 in.; 6 Copeland 'Grove Tower' after-dinner coffee cups and 6 saucers (17) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• WORCESTER BLUE TRANSFER-PRINTED
  WORCESTER BLUE TRANSFER-PRINTED BOWL AND CREAM-JUG, CIRCA 1770 DIAMETER OF BOWL: 10 IN. (25.40 CM.), HEIGHT OF JUG: 3 1/2 IN. (8.89 CM.)WORCESTER BLUE TRANSFER-PRINTED BOWL AND CREAM-JUG, CIRCA 1770, Worcester porcelain blue transfer-printed 'Pinecone' pattern shaped circular bowl, circa 1770, blue crescent mark; together with a Worcester porcelain blue transfer-printed cream-jug, circa 1770, blue crescent mark, printed with flowers (2) Dimensions: Diameter of bowl: 10 in. (25.40 cm.), Height of jug: 3 1/2 in. (8.89 cm.) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• ROYAL CROWN DERBY 'BALI'
  ROYAL CROWN DERBY 'BALI' OCTAGONAL PUNCH BOWL WIDTH: 11 IN. (27.9 CM.)ROYAL CROWN DERBY 'BALI' OCTAGONAL PUNCH BOWL, the low paneled octagonal bowl, with sparse iron-red and blue flowered design, gilt highlights Dimensions: Width: 11 in. (27.9 cm.) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• GROUP OF SIDNEY TUSTIN FOR
  GROUP OF SIDNEY TUSTIN FOR WINCHCOMBE POTTERY SLIP-DECORATED EARTHENWARE CERAMICS HEIGHT OF LARGER JUG: 6 IN. (15.2 CM.), DIAMETER OF PLATE: 9 1/4 IN. (23.5 CM.)GROUP OF SIDNEY TUSTIN FOR WINCHCOMBE POTTERY SLIP-DECORATED EARTHENWARE CERAMICS, Sidney Tustin (British, 1913-2005) all with varying glazes in greens, golds and brown, most slip-trail decorated: a brown jug with gold slip decoration; early small jug with brown glaze rings and curlicues; a honey glazed plate with brown slip; a small dark brown saucer, feathered in gold; a green glazed double dish with dark flower shaped splotches; a feathered beaker in light and dark brown glaze; a wide mouthed vase in green and dark brown glaze with iron slip curlicues, all but the vase have impressed ST and Winchcombe marks, the vase has the impressed Winchcombe mark but is attributed to Tustin (7) Dimensions: Height of larger jug: 6 in. (15.2 cm.), Diameter of plate: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• SET OF 12 WEDGWOOD ETRURIA
  SET OF 12 WEDGWOOD ETRURIA LUSTRE-RIMMED DESSERT PLATES AND A TYNESIDE (NEWCASTLE) BAKING DISHSET OF 12 WEDGWOOD ETRURIA LUSTRE-RIMMED DESSERT PLATES AND A TYNESIDE (NEWCASTLE) BAKING DISH, the dessert plates with impressed marks to reverse, of yellowish cream grounds with a band of puce lustre around rims, dia: 8 1/4 in.; and a slip-decorated Tyneside rectangular baking dish, 13 x 10 in. (13) Provenance: Baking dish from Dan Manning; Plates from Skinner Auctioneers Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• ENGLISH DELFTWARE BLUE AND WHITE
  ENGLISH DELFTWARE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER, 18TH CENTURY DIAMETER: 14 IN. (35.56 CM.)ENGLISH DELFTWARE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER, 18TH CENTURY, the deep charger decorated with two stenciled floral bands within concentric blue lines Dimensions: Diameter: 14 in. (35.56 cm.) Provenance: Therese Gibrat, La Mansarde, 1225 Madison Ave., New York Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• GROUP OF WEDGWOOD CREAMWARE
  GROUP OF WEDGWOOD CREAMWARE TABLEWARES, CIRCA 1790GROUP OF WEDGWOOD CREAMWARE TABLEWARES, CIRCA 1790, three Wedgwood creamware (Queen's Ware) 'Etruscan' pattern tablewares, circa 1790, including a two-handled sauce-tureen and cover, of kantharos form, with upright loop handles and floral finial, the shoulder and body in iron-red and black with an egg-and-dart band, on a circular socle foot, h: 7 in.; a matching scalloped serving dish, w: 7 1/2 in.; an oval platter, l: 11 in.; and a trembleuse saucer, in the same 'Etruscan' pattern, but in blue and red, dia: 5 1/2 in. (4) Provenance: Earl Buckman Collection, the tureen and cover Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• GROUP OF SETH CARDEW WENFORD BRIDGE
  GROUP OF SETH CARDEW WENFORD BRIDGE STONEWARE CERAMICS HEIGHT OF JUG: 6 1/2 IN. (16.5 CM.)GROUP OF SETH CARDEW WENFORD BRIDGE STONEWARE CERAMICS, Seth Cardew (British, 1934-2016) group of 8 stoneware ceramics: 2 calligraphic tankards commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II with ochre glaze, crown decoration and incised E II R 1952-1977; an ochre glazed calligraphic water jug with incised Water below the lip; 3 small and miniature teapots, 1 with tenmoku; a teacup and saucer with cobalt and iron brushwork decoration, impressed SC on cup and Wenford Bridge on saucer; and a small lidded and handled bowl also with cobalt and iron brushwork decoration (8) Dimensions: Height of jug: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) Provenance: The tenmoku glaze teapot was purchased from Cheddington Studio Pottery Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• WEDGWOOD ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED
  WEDGWOOD ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED BLACK BASALT BOWL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY DIAMETER: 6 1/2 IN. (16.51 CM.)WEDGWOOD ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED BLACK BASALT BOWL, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY, the Wedgwood encaustic-decorated black basalt bowl with impressed uppercase mark, the exterior rim with a band of anthemion palmettes Dimensions: Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.51 cm.) Provenance: Buten Museum, Philadelphia Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA BROWN-GROUND
  WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA BROWN-GROUND VASE, CIRCA 1870 HEIGHT: 7 1/4 IN. (18.42 CM.)WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA BROWN-GROUND VASE, CIRCA 1870, Wedgwood majolica printed and enriched brown-ground vase with impressed uppercase mark, of ginger jar form, printed in black fruiting grapevine enriched in green and yellow Dimensions: Height: 7 1/4 in. (18.42 cm.) Provenance: Acquired from Earl Buckman Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• LADI KWALI ABUJA POTTERY
  LADI KWALI ABUJA POTTERY STONEWARE COVERED BOWL DIAMETER: 8 1/4 IN. (20.96 CM.)LADI KWALI ABUJA POTTERY STONEWARE COVERED BOWL, Ladi Kwali (Nigerian, circa 1925-1984) glazed stoneware circular covered bowl, with highly decorated exterior, the base with impressed LK and Abuja marks Catalogue note: Ladi Kwali achieved international recognition in 1954 after she was invited to join British ceramicist, Michael Cardew, when he opened a studio in northern Nigeria. Under his instruction she learned modern pottery techniques including wheel throwing and the potter's wheel. Cardew took her on an extensive tour of the United States in 1971-72. She later added four more women to the studio, including Lami Toto. Dimensions: Diameter: 8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm.) Provenance: Oxford Ceramics Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• AFTER ADELAIDE ROBINEAU
  AFTER ADELAIDE ROBINEAU (1865-1929), EVERSON MUSEUM LARGE REPRODUCTION SQUARE TILE 9 X 9 IN. (22.9 X 22.9 CM.)AFTER ADELAIDE ROBINEAU (1865-1929), EVERSON MUSEUM LARGE REPRODUCTION SQUARE TILE, impressed to reverse 'Tile designed circa 1904 by Adelaide Alsop Robineau (1865-1929)/ 1999 Everson Museum of Art/ Syracuse, NY', square tile impressed with design of trailing wisteria, covered in a matte glaze in tones of green and grey; affixed to reverse a card from Shenfeld Studio, 1005 N. Fayette Street, Suite 5D, Syracuse, NY Catalogue note: Adelaide Alsop Robineau's interest in art began with china painting, a popular hobby among the women of leisure in mid-19th Century New England. She also dabbled in painting, taking lessons from William Merritt Chase, but by the turn of the 20th Century she was fully committed to ceramics. She and her husband, French ceramicist Samuel E. Robineau, launched the ceramics publication Keramic Studio and moved to Syracuse, New York, where they both continued to make pottery in a studio attached to their house. She taught ceramics at Syracuse University and continued to create and decorate her own pottery. She experimented widely with forms and with glazes, creating many innovative approaches to potting and decorating that would influence ceramicists for generations to come. Dimensions: 9 x 9 in. (22.9 x 22.9 cm.) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
• COLLECTION OF LIMOGES AND ENGLISH
  COLLECTION OF LIMOGES AND ENGLISH DISHESCOLLECTION OF LIMOGES AND ENGLISH DISHES, including a group of 10 Limoges for W. Guerin octagonal bread and butter dishes, marked to reverse, w: 7 1/2 in.; an English blue and white molded creamware dish with central floral spray within grouped border, w: 9 1/2 in.; a Peal ironstone dish decorated in a chinoiserie design with green borders, gilt highlights, 9 in.; and a group of 8 Solian ware dishes decorated with a central chinoiserie decoration, gilt highlights, dia: 8 in. (20) Provenance: Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage