Lot #: 116
Price Realized: $1,955.00
($1,700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Extremely Rare Glazed Redware Flask with Incised Floral Design, Incised "Charles / Joseph / April 5th / 1869," Indiana origin, wheel-thrown flask with flattened sides and semi-squared rim, covered in a speckled reddish-brown glaze composed of lead colored with iron or manganese. One side incised "Charles / Joseph / April 5th / 1869" Opposite side incised with a flowering plant motif. Excellent form and decoration. Charles Joseph is listed in the 1870 Census of Noble Township, Jay County, Indiana, as a potter, age 47, born in France. Signed Midwestern redware is considered difficult-to-find. Excellent condition with small flecks on glaze loss to spout, a small fleck of glaze loss to base, and a small in-the-firing chip on underside with a short faint line extending through it. H 6".
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