Lot #: 258
Price Realized: $1,955.00
($1,700 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.
Rare Shenandoah Valley Glazed Redware Flowerpot, Stamped "BACHER & KERN / WINCHESTER, VA," circa 1880, tapered pot with semi-squared rim and tooled shoulder, the surface coated in cream-colored slip, decorated with manganese, and covered in a clear lead glaze. Attractive cream and brown mottled surface with flecks of green copper slip. This rare maker's mark was used during the brief partnership of potters Anthony Bacher and Adam Kern in the year 1882 (Comstock, p 363). Rim chip. Glaze wear to rim. Light glaze wear to incised lines at shoulder. Some small spots of glaze missing here and there. H 7 1/2".
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