Lot #: 196
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Glazed Redware Flowerpot, Stamped "W. SMITH / WOMMELSDORF," PA origin, circa 1860, with attached saucer and coved rim, decorated with streaks of manganese and covered in a lead glaze. Impressed with Willoughby Smith maker's mark on underside. Significant, inverted T-shaped crack from rim. Heavy wear and chips to pot rim and saucer rim. H 6 1/2".
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