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White House Used China -- Oyster Plate in the Rutherford B. Hayes Pattern Ordered by Either the Arth

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 5,250.00 USD
White House Used China -- Oyster Plate in the Rutherford B. Hayes Pattern Ordered by Either the Arth

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Auction Date:2014 Jan 30 @ 17:00 (UTC-8 : PST/AKDT)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 555, Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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White House used oyster plate in the distinctive Rutherford B. Hayes design, a supplemental piece reordered by both Chester Arthur and Grover Cleveland. Oyster plate features five wells in the likeness of open blue point oysters, surrounded by a painted shell, seaweed and water design highlighted in gilt. Pattern by Theodore Davis stands out as a strikingly unique, high-concept scheme for china, in which scenes of native North American wildlife are painted naturalistically, even including three-dimensional elements. Executed by Haviland and Company, the Limoges porcelain firm that provided the first order. Plate edge is scalloped and Presidential eagle in full color is painted between the plate's rim and underside. Verso features Theodore Davis' facsimile signature, Haviland & Company's initials, the patent date of 10 August 1880 and Haviland's manufacturer's mark. Distinct from copies sold to the public by absence of the patent number. Plate measures 8.5'' in diameter. A shallow 1'' chip to the rim has been expertly painted over, maintaining radiating gilt design over cobalt. Near fine.