Lot #: 47
Price Realized: $603.75
($525 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.
Very Rare Slip-Decorated Redware Bank with Bird Finial, probably John Nase, Tylersport, Montgomery County, PA, circa 1830-1850, ovoid bank with rounded foot and hand-modeled finial in the form of a long-tailed bird. Half of surface decorated with drips of cream-colored slip and covered in a clear lead glaze. Exceptional form. Wear to left and right of slot. A few small glaze flakes elsewhere on bank itself. Glaze wear to bird's head and tail. Two glaze flakes on bird's wing and one flake on neck. H 6 1/2".
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