Lot #: 48
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Rare Slip-Decorated Redware Chicken Whistle, attributed to John Nase, Montgomery County, PA, circa 1830-1850, hand-modeled whistle in the form of a chicken with applied whattle, comb, and wings. Surface decorated with drips of whitish slip over a mottled brown lead and manganese glaze. Rare form. For a similar example by Nase, see Barber's "Tulip Ware of the Pennsylvania-German Potters," p. 171. Tail rebuilt. Restoration to much of base. Glaze loss to face and sides, particularly near rear on one side. H 3 1/8" ; Length 4".
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