Lot #: 35
Price Realized: $2,070.00
($1,800 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 Redware Bank in the Form of a Chick, Dated April 4, 1861, Pennsylvania origin, 19th century, hand-modeled bank in the form of a chick with small crest, impressed circular eyes, and incised detail wings and tail. Chick is incised with date "April 4 / 1861" below its tail, and is seated atop a wheel-thrown circular base with applied and incised clovers and a crawling worm. Surface covered in a clear lead glaze. Wonderful subject. This bank is the only redware example in the form of a baby chicken that we are aware of. Provenance: Christie's Sale of the Seamen's Bank Collection, March 13, 1991. Excellent condition with light wear to tail and wear to applied decoration at base. H 4 1/4" ; Diameter (of base) 5".
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