Lot #: 153
Price Realized: $15,525.00
($13,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Auction Highlight: May 19, 2007 Auction | Anna Pottery
Rare Salt and Cobalt Glazed Stoneware Presentation Pig Bottle, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, Dated 1890, molded pig form bottle with opening at rear, decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted map of the Midwest, including landmarks such as Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville, K.K.K., and N.Y.C. & St. L R.R.. Reverse side of bottle with the incised name "J.F. Berger / Barber". The date "1890" incised twice on underside. Incised detail to face. Pig is anatomically correct. Mint condition. Length 7 1/2".
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