Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Scarce Blue Wedgwood Ut 'Home Economics Building' Commemorative Plate
- Price realized
- $427
- Pre-sale estimate
- $200 – $400
- Hammer price
- $350
- Category
- Fine China and Tableware
- Sold
- June 20, 2025
- Sale
- SPECIAL 9AM START - DAY 1 JUNE 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
Scarce Wedgwood commemorative University of Texas at Austin plate, blue on a white ground, a detailed transfer of "Home Economics Building," a rope and bluebonnet design frame the scene with the University of Texas seal and the State seal above and below, along the rim barbwire fencing, cactus, longhorns and the lone star, marked Wedgwood, Etruria, England, importer mark for Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Company, Boston, approx 10.5"diam, 1lb Note: A total of ten unique Wedgwood commemorative UT plates in this scarce blue and white palette are offered in this auction. Provenance: From a Rowlett, Texas estate. According to the consignor, these plates have never been displayed and have been carefully stored for 65 years.
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.