Lot 498
A Pair of "Remember the Maine" 8½" Plates, by Bennett Pottery. United States, c.1898. Plates with same blue and red painted borders, and transfer design of a banner-like illustration of the Maine, with "U.S.S. Battleship Maine, Destroyed in Havana Harbor, Feb. 15, 1898." This resting above a tilted U.S. Shield, flanked by palm fronds, stacked arms, and a wreath over crossed swords. Above, an eagle, on shield, faces a smoking offering in a classical tripod. The bird holds a banner, emblazoned with: "Remember the Maine." The design similarly colored on both plates, but one with more subdued colors. Reverse with wreath and crown markings of the Bennett Pottery Company, and below, "Patent Applied For." Both plates intact and choice, with usual light craquelure to the glaze. Lot of 2. An example of this same plate can be seen in the Smithsonian in the Marcus Benjamin Collection, catalog no. 379,456.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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