Lot #: 125
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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.
Miniature Stoneware Potty with Lid, attributed to Anna Pottery, Anna, IL, circa 1880, salt-glazed miniature potty with ovoid body, flattened rim, and applied strap handle, incised "fine fence Corner perfume." Interior with melted glass and applied clay representing human waste. Includes Albany slip glazed lid, possibly original to the piece. Potty has roughness to surface, white residue on interior and a small base chip. Lid has in-the-firing contact marks to top surface and an in-the-firing separation to surface, which extends partway through to underside. H (of potty including lid) 2 5/8".
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